Uganda and the Czech Republic have signed an agreement for bilateral cooperation in the area of defence between the two countries.
In a statement by the Ministry of Defence, the outgoing State Minister for Defence in charge of General Duties, Col Charles Engola and his counterpart from Czech Republic Dr. Tomas Kopecny appended signature on the agreement on behalf of their countries at a function held at the Ministry of Defence headquarters in Mbuya.
Dr. Tomas Kopecny, the Deputy Minister for Defence Industrial Cooperation said Czech Republic cherishes the partnership with Uganda noting that the partnership has grown over the years which required it to be cemented with a tangible document and framework for cooperation.
Dr. Kopecny added that the cooperation will involve exchange of information, technologies and partnership to strengthen the UPDF through finding new partnerships given the history of the two countries.
The signing of the MoU was witnessed by the Permanent Secretary Ministry of Defence and Veteran Affairs, Rosette Byengoma and the Honorary Consul of Czech Republic to Uganda, Stephen M. Kaboyo.
