Head of CPPCC pays official visit to Uganda

The head of China's top political advisory body, Wang Yang, paid an official visit to Uganda from Wednesday to Saturday, calling for closer cooperation between the two countries.

During his four-day stay in the East African country, Wang, who is chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, met with Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni, Speaker of the National Assembly of Uganda Rebecca Kadaga and Vice-President Edward Kiwanuka Ssekandi, and spoke with Prime Minister Ruhakana Rugunda.

In the meeting with Museveni, Wang noted that President Xi Jinping had met with Museveni several times and the two had charted a course for the future development of bilateral ties. Wang welcomed Museveni to attend the Beijing Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation, which will be held in September.