Iranian President, Sayyid Ebrahim Raisi has arrived in Uganda for a two-day state visit.

President Raisi has today held bilateral talks with his host, President, Yoweri Kaguta Museveni at State House Entebbe before they jointly addressed the media at 11 am.

The two Heads-Of-State also addressed a business forum at Al-Mustafa University in Kyengera.

The visit is aimed at strengthening cooperation and trade between the two sister countries.

The rare visit to Uganda, Kenya and Zimbabwe also marks the latest diplomatic effort by the Islamic Republic to forge new alliances and ease its international isolation

On Monday, Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanani described the trip as “a new turning point” which could bolster economic and trade ties with African nations.