Uganda, May 11 -- The ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) and South Sudan's Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aimed at strengthening political cooperation, regional integration and socio-economic transformation between the two parties.

The agreement was signed during a meeting between NRM officials and an SPLM delegation at the ruling party's headquarters in Kampala on Monday, ahead of tomorrow's presidential swearing-in ceremony, which has attracted delegations from across the region.

Speaking during the meeting, NRM Secretary General Richard Todwong described Uganda and South Sudan as "one people in two countries," citing the historical, cultural, and economic ties between ...