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KAMPALA, June 4 (Xinhuanet) -- More than half
of Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni's convoy was blocked at Katuna border
onThursday and some Ugandan delegates were denied entry to the two-day
10th Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) meeting in
Kigali, state-owned newspaper The New Vision reported on
Saturday.
Rwanda immigration and security officials
complained that Museveni's delegation was too big, with about 60 people
who were not on the list earlier sent to protocol.
"Two vehicles on the president's motorcade were
ordered back to Uganda for unknown reasons," the report said.
The effected delegates were held up for 3 hours
and later allowed into the conference hall after the intervention of
Uganda's foreign affairs officials.
Uganda is to formally complain to the Rwandan
government over the diplomatic hitch, said the report.
"Like other functions where there are
presidents, there are always security-related incidents. There were
incidents, which we are going to address through diplomatic channels but
they cannot affect the good relationship between the two countries,"
Ugandan Ambassador to Rwanda Adonia Ayebare was quoted as saying.
Diplomatic sources said that Rwandan officials
expressed concern over the matter. They said the incident comes at a time
when the diplomatic relations between the two countries, affected by the
Kisangani clashes, are said to be improving. Enditem
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