President Park Geun-hye has called for more cultural cooperation with Uganda as she watched some special performances by both countries on her last day in the East African country. <br />Kim Mok-yeon with the details. <br />On her final day in Uganda, President Park Geun-hye urged further cooperation with Uganda especially in the cultural sector. <br />The statement came as the Korean leader watched cultural performances on Sunday including a B-boy dance, a taekwondo display and traditional performances from Korea and Uganda. <br />Around 15-hundred people took part in the event, held at a hotel in Kampala. <br />They included Korea's foreign minister Yun Byung-se and his Ugandan counterpart Henry Oryem Okello. <br />President Park said art and culture has the power to tear down walls between people and create friendly relations. <br /> <br /> <br />"I hope Korea and Uganda put greater efforts into cultural exchanges and open up to each other. <br />The Korean government will strive to create more opportunities to allow the citizens of both countries to communicate and become one. Thank you" <br /> <br /> <br />President Park is more than half-way through a three-nation swing of East Africa. <br />She's scheduled to travel to Nairobi on Monday to forge deeper economic and diplomatic ties with Kenya through summit talks with Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta. <br />Kim Mok-yeon, Arirang News.
