Uganda: Seek 'nuclear weapons-free world'

ENTEBBE, Uganda, April 24 (UPI) -- Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni called for a world free of nuclear weapons during a meeting with Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in Entebbe.

Museveni said nations should have the right to nuclear technology but only for peaceful purposes, CNN reported Saturday.

"Nuclear weapons are dangerous for humanity -- even more dangerous than all the other previous weapon systems," Museveni said at a Friday banquet to honor Ahmadinejad.

"We should therefore work for a nuclear weapons-free world," Museveni said. "This means that those who have these weapons should work to get rid of them under an internationally agreed and verifiable treaty."

Iran says its nuclear program is for peaceful purposes only, including medical research and electricity. But the United States and other Western countries claim the republic is seeking the capability to build a nuclear weapon, and some call for tough sanctions.

CNN said Ahmadinejad arrived in Uganda Friday to try to win support for his country's nuclear program.

He is expected to sign trade and investment deals in oil development, agriculture, health and real estate, the U.S. network reported.