The speaker of the Ugandan parliament, Annet Anita Among has held bilateral discussions with the president of the Senate of Malaysia, Dr Wan Junaidi Bin Tuanku Jaafar.
The two met ahead of the 27th Conference of Speakers and Presiding Officers (CSPOC) which officially commences tomorrow, Thursday.
Among said the conference looks forward to immensely benefiting from Dr Junaidi’s experience in climate change management, having led similar efforts in Malaysia.
With growing economies and emerging energy needs, Among said Parliaments need to create working framework to address valid concerns on climate change, while delicately balancing such efforts with the need to grow the economies and and create opportunities for the bulging populations.
Dr Junaidi said climate change is his pet subject, and that he looks forward to sharing the Malaysian experience with the rest of the commonwealth.
He also urged the two nations to deepen trade and investment ties, saying despite being a small island nation, Malaysia has had a long trading tradition and is eager to share their experiences and also learn from fellow commonwealth countries.
The two met ahead of the opening ceremony of the Commonwealth Speakers and Presiding Officers Conference, to be graced tomorrow by President Yoweri Museveni.
