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Museveni approves talks with Kizza Besigye and Erias Lukwago

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Museveni approves talks with Kizza Besigye and Erias Lukwago

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has approved reconciliation talks with opposition figure Kizza Besigye and political leader Erias Lukwago, according to Justice Minister Norbert Mao. General Salim Saleh is leading the discussions, while Besigye's family and associates say his bail and health cannot be politically negotiated, Mwananchi reports.

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has approved talks with opposition figures Kizza Besigye and Erias Lukwago. The discussions are being led by General Salim Saleh on the instruction of the head of state, Justice Minister Norbert Mao said, according to Tanzanian daily Mwananchi.

The family and associates of Kizza Besigye, a detained Ugandan opposition figure, insist, however, that his release on bail and his state of health cannot be subject to political negotiation, Mwananchi reported.

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