Uganda will engage Iran for support to develop its energy sector, especially its oil and nuclear, through technology transfer or financing of projects.

Faced with a lack of funding for the construction of a $4.5 billion refinery in the oil-rich Albertine region, President Yoweri Museveni extended an invitation to his Iranian counterpart Ebrahim Raisi to consider investment in the project.

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