Updated May 25th, 2020 at 09:01 IST

Uganda's President praises 'heroic' Indian Army as he commissions new 'War-game' facility

President of the Republic of Uganda President Yoweri K Museveni commissioned the war-game center at the Uganda Senior Command and Staff College in Kimaka

Reported by: Brigitte Fernandes
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President of the Republic of Uganda President Yoweri K Museveni on Saturday commissioned the 'war-game center' at the Uganda Senior Command and Staff College in Kimaka, Jinja District. The Commander-in-Chief revealed that the state-of-the-art facility will contribute to the quality of training for Ugandan forces.

The State-of-the-art War-game centre is built in partnership with the Indian Army as Uganda continues to build solid relations with India.

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President Museveni praised the Indian Army and the Indian Association of Uganda for their commitment to development in Uganda.

“We are very happy to be associated with the Indian Army which has a lot of knowledge, experience, and heroism. The heroic Indians are the ones who stopped the westward expansion of Japan at the famous battle of Kohima,” President Museveni’s official tweet read.

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President thanks the Indian Army

The president further expressed his gratitude to the Indian army and the training teams for building the centre. “I thank the army, the training teams, and the Indian Association of Uganda who mobilized to build this centre. It is a great gesture of the wider cooperation and support we enjoy with the government and the people of India.” President Museveni said in another tweet.

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Published May 25th, 2020 at 09:01 IST