On January 18, 2024, in the City of Kampala, The Republic of Uzbekistan and The Republic of Uganda established diplomatic relationship. Both countries expressed an interest to intensify interaction to find beneficial areas of bilateral cooperation.

On October 16, 2024, Uganda’s first-ever Ambassador to Uzbekistan, has officially assumed his duties in Tashkent. The historic diplomatic milestone was marked by a meeting with Uzbekistan’s Minister of Foreign Affairs. Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Uzbekistan praised Uganda’s successful chairmanship of the NON-ALIGNED MOVEMENT (NAM) and expressed gratitude for Uganda’s support of Uzbekistan’s upcoming chairmanship of the NAM.

Same day, Uganda’s first-ever Ambassador to Uzbekistan met Deputy Chairman of Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Uzbekistan, who congratulated the ambassador on his appointment and expressed wishes for success in strengthening friendship and strategic partnership between Uzbekistan and Uganda.

The parties discussed the prospects for bilateral cooperation, placing particular emphasis on the agro-industrial sector and the development of trade and economic ties. At the end of the negotiations, it was decided to hold an online meeting between the Chambers of Commerce of the two countries to further discuss interaction issues.

The establishment of diplomatic relations between Uzbekistan and Uganda, marked an important step toward long-term cooperation. Today, we are thrilled to announce our professional cooperation with Shonubi, Musoke & Co. Advocates, one of the leading law firms in Uganda and East African Region.

Shonubi, Musoke & Co. Advocates is a highly ranked law firm with top tier ranking by IFLR1000, Chamber & Partners and Legal500 in Corporate (M&A), Banking, Finance, Energy, Mining, Oil & Gas, Telecommunications, Tax & Security, Litigation and Arbitration as well as International work.

Shonubi, Musoke & Co. Advocates is associated with Norton Rose Fulbright, a global law firm with more than 3,000 lawyers advising clients across more than 50 locations worldwide. Special thanks to Ms. Brigitte Kusiima, a rising star by IFLR1000 and a Partner at Shonubi, Musoke & Co. Advocates, and Mr. Vagif Kazimov , a managing partner of Cerberus Legal | Uzbekistan for a hard work and implementation of this cooperation.

We are confident that Uganda and Uzbekistan have a lot of collaboration opportunities and both Shonubi, Musoke & Co. Advocates and Cerberus Legal | Uzbekistan are going to do everything possible to successfully protect current and prospective client’s interests in any fields of Law in both regions.