President Yoweri Museveni has Thursday received and held a meeting with the South Sudan Minister in the Office of the President, Mr. Mayiik Ayii Deng.
During the meeting that took place at State House Entebbe, Museveni and his guest discussed matters of mutual interest between Uganda and her northern neighbor.
South Sudan, Africa’s youngest country which became independent on July 9th 2011 after years of struggle against Khartoum Government remains one of Uganda’s biggest export markets.
A big number of Ugandans are currently stationed in the country’s capital Juba and other parts of the country where they have established businesses.
The meeting also comes at the backdrop of the news of the attack on Ugandan businessmen along Juba-Nimule road where two of them were killed by armed men.
The situation in South Sudan remains fragile with armed insurgents wreaking havoc on citizens although peacekeepers including UPDF have tried to keep the situation in control.