President Haikinde Hichilema’s Successful first day at COP26

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HHis Excellency Mr Hakainde Hichilema, President of the Republic of Zambia yesterday elbow-bumped the United Kingdom Prime Minister Rt. Hon. Boris Johnson and António Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations on arrival to COP26 World Leaders Summit of the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference at the SEC, Glasgow.

After the new normal elbow-bump greeting, the President had a brief conversation with the Prime Minister and said he is confident that Zambia and UK will continue to support each other in key areas of good governance, economy, trade, and investment as well as education and health.

The President said that other than the history the two nations share, Zambia and UK will endeavour to promote peace and unity for development.

And President Hichilema later held bilateral talks with the Prime Minister of Mauritius M Pravind Jugnauth and discussed enhanced economic and technical cooperation for both countries.

“Trade and investment are very dear to us as that is one of the driving forces for jobs, business opportunities and other related aspects of social and economic development and these are the main issues we raised. We are grateful to the People of Mauritius who through the Prime Minister congratulated, you the citizens for electing us into public office. We will ensure that our Country’s economic diplomacy and desires are met,” he said.

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President Hichilema met with his counterpart from Congo DRC, President Félix Antoine Tshisekedi

During the plenary session, President Hichilema had conversations around climate change and its effects with other World Leaders, among them, President Uhuru Kenyatta of Kenya “we discussed a wide range of issues beneficial to Zambia and Kenya and also President Nana Akufo-Addo of Ghana, with whom we discussed issues concerning cultural diversity between our two Nations while fostering trade and investment”.

President Hichilema also met with his counterpart from Congo DRC, President Félix Antoine Tshisekedi, where the two leaders reiterated their call for an urgent need to commence trade and investment processes between Zambia and Congo DRC.

With Presidents; Lazarus Chakwera, Hage Geingob, Emmerson Mnangagwa and João Lourenço of Malawi, Namibia, Zimbabwe, and Angola respectively, we discussed issues on the value of trade links among our countries as we position Zambia to become land-linked and subsequently benefit from her God-given geographical position in the Southern African sub-region. Lastly, we stressed the need for Africa to look for solutions from within. Out of these engagements, we are confident that Zambia will, to a large extent benefit and drift from an economically downtrodden nation to a food basket.

– The President Hakainde Hichilema – COP26

“With Presidents Lazarus Chakwera, Hage Geingob, Emmerson Mnangagwa and João Lourenço of Malawi, Namibia, Zimbabwe, and Angola respectively, we discussed issues on the value of trade links among our countries as we position Zambia to become land-linked and subsequently benefit from her God-given geographical position in the Southern African sub-region. Lastly, we stressed the need for Africa to look for solutions from within. Out of these engagements, we are confident that Zambia will, to a large extent benefit and drift from an economically downtrodden nation to a food basket,” he said.

The President also met with the Secretary-General of the Commonwealth, Rt. Hon. Patricia Scotland QC. “Issues of good governance, freedoms and liberties are paramount to us and we assured the Commonwealth through her (The Commonwealth Secretary-General) that we will work round the clock to ensure that these rights are respected not only in word but also in action”.