By Andrew Irumba
President
Yoweri Museveni and his counterpart Paul
Kagame of Rwanda are set to discuss the diplomatic tensions between the
countries in Angola.
Museveni
on Wednesday left for Angola’s capital Luanda, where he is set to attend a quadripartite
summit to further the dialogue aimed at finding a lasting solution to the
differences between Rwanda and Uganda.
At
Entebbe Airport Museveni was seen off by the Minister for the Presidency Esther
Mbayo, the Head of Civil Service John Mitala and Chief of Defence Forces
General David Muhoozi
Kagame
and Museveni will be hosted by President
Joao Manuel Lourenco for the quadripartite
that will also be attended by DR Congo President Felix Tshisekedi
The
long running diplomatic impasse between Uganda and Rwanda was escalated earlier
in March, following the closure by Rwanda of its border at Katuna and Kyanika.
Rwanda
accused Uganda among others of supporting rebels who want to oust Kagame’s regime, allegations Uganda
denied. Rwanda also accused Uganda of allegedly detaining several Rwandans in
various detention centres around the country without producing them in courts
of law.
This
will however be the second attempt at solving the impasse, because in July, the
heads of state discussed relations between Uganda and Rwanda.
They
also discussed the Ebola epidemic in the DR Congo and committed to work
together to prevent the spread of the epidemic.
Both
Ugandans and Rwandans are waiting for the outcome of the summit, because the
standoff has severely impacted on the lives of people in the two countries.
