AUDIENCE GRANTED TO THE DELEGATION OF URUGUAYAN INVESTORS ON AN ECONOMIC AND TRADE MISSION TO CAMEROON

The Uruguayan delegation on an economic and trade mission to Cameroon was granted an audience on 22 November 2023 at the Ministry of Scientific Research and Innovation. The Minister, Dr Madeleine TCHUINTE, who was unavoidably absent, was represented by the Secretary General of MINRESI.

A delegation of Uruguayan investors was granted an audience at the Ministry of Scientific Research and Innovation on Wednesday 22 November 2023.  This audience was part of an economic and trade mission. This said mission is also a first in diplomatic relations between Cameroon and the Oriental Republic of Uruguay. The representative of the Ministry of External Relations (MINREX) who accompanied the Uruguayan delegation made it known that this is the very first time that Uruguayan businessmen have visited Cameroon since the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries in 1989. This mission was of an exploratory nature, so to speak. The investors explored areas on which cooperation between Yaoundé and Montevideo could be based. Based on the composition of the delegation received at MINRESI, these areas could include fishing, livestock farming, electricity and renewable energy.

In her opening remarks, the Secretary General of MINRESI, Professor Rebecca Madeleine EBELLE ETAME, who represented the Minister who was unavoidably absent, described the visit as proof of the high esteem the Uruguayan delegation has for players and communities involved in science and technology.  She then gave the floor to heads of Institutes under the technical supervision of MINRESI and those from the central administration who had been invited to the audience, so that they could exchange views with the Uruguayan delegation on the potential areas of cooperation with MINRESI.

Uruguay is one of four countries in the world specialising in renewable energy. Uruguay is also a major fish exporter, and Cameroon is one of its main partners in this sector. After this mission, we will be looking at ways in which Cameroonian investors can benefit from Uruguayan expertise in order to implement the import-substitution policy.

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