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France Praises Ugandans On DRC

The Monitor (Kampala)
NEWS
October 17, 2004
Posted to the web October 18, 2004

By Badru D. Mulumba
Kampala
France has lauded Uganda for allowing the French led multinational peace
keeping force to use Entebbe Airport as a rear base.
French Ambassador, Mr Jean-Bernard Thiant said this Tuesday night and added
that French President, Mr Jacques Chirac wrote to President Yoweri Museveni
expressing gratitude at the end of last year.
"The Mission wouldn't have been possible without the cooperation of Ugandan
authorities and people of Uganda," Mr Jean-Bernard Thiant told diplomats
invited to witness the decoration of Mr Georges Tytens, Chief Executive Officer
of Entebbe Handling Services with a Gold medal for national Defence of the
Republic of France at his residence.
"Mr Tytens was in Entebbe. He was one of the workers who helped the French
army.
"I am very proud that my country rewarded some people who helped our people
outside," said Ambassador Thiant. "We have good cooperation with government.
The French President Mr Chirac has sent a letter to Mr Museveni to thank him
for his support."

   

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