Eastern government demands Uganda back off from nationlising UTL

Eastern government has urgeed Uganda to back off from decision to nationalise Uganda Telecom Limited UTL, which is owned by Libya and Uganda.
The government of Abdullah Al-Thinni said it was concerned by the takeover of the UTL the last two days, saying the procedures were illegal.
It added that the nationalisation of the mostly-Libyan UTL is against the international laws.
The eastern government’s foreign ministry also said it wishes the Uganda government reconsiders this decsion in a way that preserves the relations and economic ties between the two contries.
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