PARLIAMENTARY DIPLOMACY! Speaker Oboth Commits to Revive Uganda
Ugandan Speaker of Parliament Jacob Oboth met with Iran’s outgoing Ambassador to discuss bypassing bureaucratic delays in bilateral agreements. Oboth proposed using parliamentary diplomacy to facilitate cooperation in trade, technology, and security.
Why it matters
This highlights a shift toward legislative-led foreign policy to accelerate stalled international agreements between Uganda and Iran.
On Thursday morning, Speaker Oboth received H.E. Majid Saffar, Iran’s Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Uganda, who was on a farewell visit at the conclusion of his four-year tenure.
The Speaker of Parliament Rt. Hon. Jacob Marksons Oboth, has advocated for parliamentary diplomacy as a means to resolve the bureaucratic stalemate hindering various agreements between Uganda and the Islamic Republic of Iran.
During a meeting at the Speaker’s Chambers on Thursday morning, Speaker Oboth received H.E. Majid Saffar, Iran’s Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Uganda, who was on a farewell visit at the conclusion of his four-year tenure.
Ambassador Saffar provided an overview of the current state of bilateral relations, highlighting that previous high-level engagements had resulted in signed agreements covering judicial cooperation, customs, banking, and trade. However, these agreements remain stuck in the final stages of administrative review.
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