Statements by the Ambassador

31 March 2010
Address made at the launching of the “wireless hotspots” at Makerere University on March 30.  
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18 February 2010
On February 18, the Governments of Sweden and Uganda signed an agreement on research cooperation. At the signing, the Swedish Ambassador Anders Johnson gave a speech on the importance of research and innovation.
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16 February 2010
Speech delivered at the signing of the Quality Infrastructure and Standards Programme (QUISP) agreement at the Ministry of Tourism, Trade and Industry.
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10 December 2009
On December 10, the International Human Rights Day, the Swedish Ambassador to Uganda Anders Johnson, representing the EU presidency, has published an opinion piece in major newspapers calling for respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms.
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16 November 2009
Speech delivered on the Public Display of Digital Terrestrial Television by the the Swedish Ambassador Anders Johnson.
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10 October 2009
On 10 October, the International Day against the Death Penalty, the Swedish Ambassador to Uganda Anders Johnson, representing the EU Presidency, published an opinion piece in major newspapers repeating EU's longstanding opposition to the death penalty.
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29 September 2009
Sweden supports Quality Infrastructure and Standards Programme (QISP)
On 29 September the Swedish Ambassador, Anders Johnson, gave a speech as he presented the Swedish support to QISP at a well attended event at the Ministry of Tourism, Trade and Industry.
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29 September, 2009
The Swedish Ambassador to Uganda Anders Johnson gave a speech at the Science Week on 29 September 2009. A key element of the speech was the notion of "the knowledge triangle" that comprises the dimensions of education, research and innovation.
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28 September, 2009
On 28 September the Swedish Ambassador Anders Johnson was invited to give a presentation at IFS launch and the regional workshop "Developing Africa through Sicence and Technology Innovations in Agriculture".
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10 September, 2009
The Swedish Ambassador to Uganda, Anders Johnson, gave a speech at the launch of International Alert's report "Harnessing Oil for Peace and Development in Uganda.
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6 June, 2009
The Swedish National Day was celebrated on the 6th of June in the Swedish residence in Kampala. In his speech Ambassador Anders Johnson took as his point of departure the background of the national day and traced the development of democracy in Sweden, and stressed the importance of a democratic culture in Uganda.
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9 May, 2009
At the Europe Day reception on the 9th of May, the Swedish Ambassador Anders Johnson gave a speech on the focus of the new development cooperation strategy between Sweden and Uganda.
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