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Foreign Minister Araghchi in Uganda for NAM meeting

siavash — Wed, 15 Oct 2025 07:33:14 +0000

Foreign Minister Araghchi in Uganda for NAM meeting

TEHRAN (Iran News) Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi is in Kampala, Uganda, to take part in the 19th Ministerial Meeting of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM).

According to a press release from the Iranian Foreign Ministry, Araghchi arrived in Uganda’s capital on Wednesday morning.

He is scheduled to attend the 19th Ministerial Meeting of the Coordinating Bureau of NAM, taking place from 13 to 16 October under the theme “Deepening Cooperation for Shared Global Affluence.”

Araghchi will participate in the general discussions of the meeting to present the Islamic Republic’s stance on international developments. He is also expected to hold meetings with the foreign ministers of participating countries on the sidelines of the event.

The Non-Aligned Movement is a forum of 120 countries. Established to advance the interests of developing nations, NAM is the largest grouping of states in the world after the United Nations.

He is scheduled to attend the 19th Ministerial Meeting of the Coordinating Bureau of NAM, taking place from 13 to 16 October under the theme “Deepening Cooperation for Shared Global Affluence.”

The Non-Aligned Movement is a forum of 120 countries. Established to advance the interests of developing nations, NAM is the largest grouping of states in the world after the United Nations.

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Iran Chamber Research Center Identifies Six Key Opportunities in Uganda

siavash — Mon, 29 Sep 2025 12:30:37 +0000

Iran Chamber Research Center Identifies Six Key Opportunities in Uganda

TEHRAN (Iran News) The report, titled “Examining and Identifying Iran’s Export Opportunities in Uganda,” was prepared to provide a roadmap for Iran’s commercial and investment presence in East Africa. It emphasizes Uganda’s strategic position in the heart of the region, bordering major markets such as Kenya, Tanzania, South Sudan, and the Democratic Republic of Congo. Despite being landlocked, Uganda has access to the ports of Mombasa and Dar es Salaam through northern and central transport corridors. Its membership in regional economic organizations—including the East African Community (EAC), COMESA, and the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA)—further strengthens its role as a gateway to a market of over 600 million people.

The report notes Uganda’s rapid economic expansion in recent years. GDP growth rose from 3% in 2020 to over 6% in 2024, with forecasts projecting growth above 10% once oil production begins in the coming years. Low inflation, relative currency stability, and fiscal reforms have created an attractive environment for investment. Uganda’s economy is driven by services (42% of GDP), agriculture (26%), and industry (32%).

The Iran Chamber Research Center identifies six priority areas for trade and investment:

Agriculture and Overseas Farming – Fertile land, abundant water resources, and low labor costs make Uganda ideal for cultivating strategic crops such as grains, oilseeds, corn, sugar, and animal feed. Iran could leverage this potential through overseas farming and agricultural technology exports.

Pharmaceuticals and Medical Equipment – With high dependence on imports, Uganda presents strong opportunities for Iranian pharmaceutical products, medical equipment, hospital supplies, and joint healthcare investments.

Engineering Services and Infrastructure – Uganda’s ongoing road, energy, and refinery projects provide scope for Iranian engineering, construction machinery, and technical services.

Energy and Oil – Uganda’s vast oil and gas reserves require advanced technology for extraction, refining, and energy transmission—fields where Iran can collaborate. Potential areas include electricity equipment exports, solar energy projects, and refinery construction.

Food Processing Industries – Investment in processing coffee, tea, tropical fruits, vegetables, and fish would add value to Uganda’s agricultural exports and integrate Iran into East Africa’s food value chain.

Construction Materials and Services – Rapid urbanization and infrastructure development in Uganda have increased demand for cement, steel, tiles, ceramics, and building services, which Iran is well-positioned to supply.

The report also warns that Iran faces several challenges in Uganda’s market, including high transport costs, lack of direct banking channels due to sanctions, competition from China and India, and limited awareness among Ugandan traders about Iran’s capabilities.

To address these obstacles, it recommends solutions such as barter trade, strengthening economic diplomacy, active participation in East African trade fairs, and establishing joint marketing and representative offices.

The Research Center suggests that the Iran Chamber of Commerce take the following steps to improve trade relations with Uganda:

Establish a joint Iran–Uganda committee within the Chamber to identify opportunities and support traders.

Create export consortia in pharmaceuticals, agriculture, and engineering services to enter Uganda’s market in a more coordinated way.

Organize targeted trade delegations and host Ugandan business missions to showcase Iran’s capabilities.

Invest in logistics and warehousing centers in Uganda or neighboring countries to facilitate distribution.

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Iran ready to expand ties with Uganda

reporter 1222 — Wed, 22 Apr 2020 04:01:48 +0000

TEHRAN (Iran News) – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani described relations between Iran and Uganda very good and based on mutual respect and said, “we are ready to develop bilateral relations in all fields without any restrictions and use all capacities and capabilities in the two countries in the direction of friendly relations.”

Speaking with the President of Uganda Yoweri Museveni on Tuesday in a telephone conversation, Rouhani referred to the outbreak of coronavirus in the world and creating difficult conditions for citizens of the countries, adding, “all countries should cooperate against this disease and special global conditions must affect the relations among countries so that some countries do not continue their illegal actions.”

He said that global relations are based on the principle that everyone is committed to international rules, adding, “unfortunately, despite the difficult conditions caused by the outbreak of coronavirus, we continue to see the intensification of US sanctions against the Iranian people, and they have even violated international rules and regulations in the field of delivering medicine and humanitarian aid.”

During the phone call, the President of Uganda referred to the US’ illegal actions against Iran, and said, “we believe that in this hard condition, human relations must be the priority, peaceful coexistence must be promoted, and discords be settled through political ways”.

Yoweri Museveni also described the relations between the two countries as good and friendly and emphasized the development and deepening of relations between Iran and Uganda in all fields.

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Uganda seeking Iran cooperation in agriculture

reporter 1222 — Sun, 15 Dec 2019 08:46:40 +0000

TEHRAN (Iran News) – Ugandan Parliament Speaker Rebecca Kadaga, in a meeting with Iran Ambassador to the African country Seyed Morteza Mortazavi, called for widening mutual cooperation in the agriculture sector and asked Tehran to help Kampala with manufacturing agricultural machinery such as tractors.

In the meeting held in Kampala with Mortazavi, Kadaga said that Uganda and Iran should put more effort in enhancing economic relations, especially agriculture, depicting the bilateral political ties as a good model, reported Fars News Agency.

She said that there are plenty of opportunities in Uganda’s agriculture sector for boosting cooperation, which includes manufacturing agricultural machinery such as tractors.

She said that such products can both modernize agriculture in her country as well as neighboring states.

For his part, the Iranian envoy pointed to the importance of cementing ties in various fields of mutual interest, noting that Iran is ready to boost parliamentary relations with Uganda.

In September, Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni, in a meeting with Mortazavi, voiced his country’s strong opposition to Washington’s unilateral sanctions against Tehran and added that Kampala is eyeing further expansion of ties with the Islamic Republic.

During the meeting with Mortazavi, Museveni rejected the US unilateral actions, sanction policies and imposing economic pressures against independent countries like Iran, and underlined collective cooperation for reinforcing multilateralism.

Back in October 2018, companies in Uganda signed four memoranda of understanding with Iran technology-based companies in fields like agriculture.

The signing of the MoUs took place during a conference of Iranian and Ugandan companies held in the Ugandan capital city of Kampala.

The event was attended by Ugandan Minister for Science and Technology Elioda Tumwesigye, Iranian Vice President for Science and Technology Sorena Sattari and Iran’s Ambassador Mortazavi.

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Iran signs $7mn deals on herbal medicines with Uganda, Kenya

reporter 1222 — Mon, 15 Oct 2018 07:30:51 +0000

CEO of an Iranian knowledge-based company active in production of herbal medicines said the company has signed two agreements amounting to $7 million with Uganda and Kenya.

Hojjatollah Zabihi, the CEO of a knowledge-based herbal medicines production company, told Mehr News on Monday that his company has signed a $5 million agreement with Kenya, and a $2 million deal with Uganda for production of Iranian herbal medicines.

The agreements were signed during the recent visit of Vice-President for Science and Technology Sorena Sattari to the two East African countries. Sattari was accompanied by a high-ranking delegation comprised of officials and heads of 70 knowledge-based companies.

Zabihi said that under the agreements, the company will launch five production lines for five different products in Kenya and Uganda. He added that three production lines were for ointment, syrup and capsule, while the other two were for animal products.

Iran will produce the raw materials for these production lines for ten years and export them to these two countries, he added.

According to him, two Iranian knowledge-based companies will take care of the production and packaging of the medicines. The technical know-how will be transferred to Uganda and Kenya after two years, he added.

He said the implementation of the agreements will create jobs for 150-200 Iranian farmers, leading to $20-30 million of income in a year.

The company will send the required machinery to these two countries in a month, and run the first trial production in three months, he said.

By the end of 2018, the production of Iranian herbal medicines will officially kick off in Kenya and Uganda, he added.

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Tech. VP heads delegation to Kenya, Uganda

reporter 1222 — Tue, 02 Oct 2018 09:35:51 +0000

Vice-President for Science and Technology Sorena Sattari is heading a high-ranking delegation comprised of officials and heads of 45 knowledge-based companies to Kenya and Uganda in Central East Africa.

Sattari is accompanied by representatives from ministries of health, science, foreign affairs, as well as Trade Promotion Organization, Export Development Bank, and heads of 45 knowledge-based companies active in the field of exports to East African markets.

The visit to Kenya and Uganda is in line with export development and international business programs for knowledge-based enterprises, which kicked off a few years ago as part of the activities of Science and Technology Vice-Presidency in support of these companies.

The companies accompanying Sattari on these visits are active in various sectors including health, medical equipment, herbal and chemical medicine, ICT, chemical industry, electronics, advanced technologies, technical and engineering services, mining industry, etc.

A forum is scheduled to be held between Iranian knowledge-based companies and corresponding companies from Kenya and Uganda, during which the sides will exchange views and sign a number of memoranda of understanding.

Sattari is also slated to hold talks with Uganda’s president, minister of science, minister of agriculture, as well as deputy minister of health.

While in Kenya, the Iranian vice-president will meet and hold talks with his counterpart and minister of science.

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Iran, Uganda Open Joint Commercial Center

reporter 1222 — Thu, 26 Oct 2017 05:15:15 +0000

TEHRAN – The joint commercial complex of Iran and Uganda was inaugurated in the African country’s capital of Kampala on Wednesday.

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and his Ugandan counterpart Sam Kutesa attended the opening ceremony of the joint complex.

“Ties between Iran and Uganda are very strong, and we are eager to strengthen cooperation in various economic fields,” Zarif told reporters at the event.

Highlighting the significance that Iran attaches to close interaction with the African states, Zarif noted that his entourage includes heads of major Iranian businesses and representatives of the companies engaged in production, agriculture, research, banking industry, auto manufacturing and shipping industry who are willing to hold talks with the Ugandan corporations.

The senior diplomat arrived in Kampala on Tuesday after visiting South Africa.

Heading a political and economic delegation, the Iranian minister is going to visit Niger in the final leg of his African tour.

Expansion of relations with African nations in the political, economic and cultural fields have been top on the agenda of Iran’s foreign policy.

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