Uganda interested in direct flights with Russia, says vice president

SAINT-PETERSBURG, September 19. /TASS/. Uganda is interested in developing air relations with Russia and launching direct flights, Ugandan Vice President Jessica Alupo said.

“We also consider it necessary to develop air links between our countries. This will facilitate the movement of people, goods and investments. We consider it necessary to sign an agreement between our national air carrier and the Russian company Aeroflot to launch direct flights between our countries,” she said during a meeting with the Speaker of the Federation Council of Russia, Valentina Matvienko, on the sidelines of the Eurasian Women’s Forum.

Alupo also highlighted the potential of Uganda’s tourism sector and the country’s interest in attracting Russian investors in construction, especially of hotels.

TASS is the information partner of the Fourth Eurasian Women’s Forum, which will take place on September 18-20 in St. Petersburg. The organizers are the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of Russia and the Interparliamentary Assembly of the CIS Member States.