Speaker Among holds birateral talks with Malaysia Senate President!

The Speaker of Parliament of Uganda the Rt Hon Anita Among has held a birateral meeting with the President of the Senate Malaysia Dr Wan Junaidi Bin Tuanku Jaafar ahead of the Common Wealth Speakers and Presiding Officers Conference that has kicked off today in Kampala.

The discussions centered on how Common Wealth countries can tap into Malaysia experience in addressing issues of climate change. “The conference looks forward to immensely benefiting from Dr Junaidi’s experience in climate change management, having led similar efforts in Malaysia” Anita Among said.

Among added that with growing economies and emerging energy needs, Parliaments need to create working frameworks 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.

The meeting also discussed issues of trade and investment, “we also agreed to deepen trade and investment ties, as despite being a small island nation, Malaysia has had a long trading tradition and is eager to share their experiences and learn from fellow commonwealth countries” said Anita Among