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India, Uganda sign 4 MoUs, agree upon two Lines of Credit worth nearly $200 million

India, Uganda sign 4 MoUs, agree upon two Lines of Credit worth nearly $200 million

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PM Modi is on a three-nation tour to the African countries including Rwanda, Uganda and South Africa.

India and Uganda on Tuesday signed four agreements on defence cooperation, visa exemption for diplomatic and official passport holders, cultural exchange programme, and material testing laboratory, news agency ANI reported.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that India and Uganda have "agreed upon two Lines of Credit worth nearly $200 million".

"We will also give vehicles and ambulances for military and civilian use," the Prime Minister noted.

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The Indian government has also decided to gift a cancer therapy machine to the Uganda cancer institute in Kampala, PM Modi added.

"As a token of our love towards people of Uganda, Indian Government has decided to gift a cancer therapy machine to the Uganda cancer institute in Kampala, which will not only serve the people of Uganda but also the people of many East African countries," ANI quoted PM Modi.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday arrived in Uganda to hold delegation level talks. The Prime Minister was accorded a ceremonial reception in Uganda's Entebbe town.

Besides the delegation level talks, Prime Minister Modi will also be addressing a community event. He is on a three-nation tour to the African countries including Rwanda, Uganda and South Africa.