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Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema held bilateral talks with his Eswatini counterpart, His Majesty King Mswati the third at State House in Lusaka and reiterated that Zambia and Eswatini must continue to consolidate strong historical relations in all sectors of the economy to enhance development.
Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema held bilateral talks with his Eswatini counterpart, His Majesty King Mswati the third at State House in Lusaka and reiterated that Zambia and Eswatini must continue to consolidate strong historical relations in all sectors of the economy to enhance development. Hichilema thanked King Mswati for maintaining brotherhood for many years and for accepting to come and grace the international trade fair in Ndola.
The President further commended King Mswati for supporting Zambia reach the debt restructuring during the entire rough journey to acquire the much-needed debt treatment. Hichilema disclosed that Eswatini added its words to ensure that Zambia gets the debt restructuring deal. Zambia has set an example to be the first country to clinch a debt restructuring and other countries in the SADC region will follow suit.
The President also offered to be available to support Eswatini and other countries in the SADC region to also reach debt restructuring in a bid to lessen the sufferings of the people in the region. The President has further thanked his counterpart King Mswati for pledging to resume flights into Zambia immediately after all logistical mechanisms are put in place by Eswatini.
In return, King Mswati of the Kingdom of Eswatini congratulated his counterpart President Hichilema for clinching the debt restructuring saying it will help in bettering the livelihoods of the people. Zambia will be used as a shining example in the SADC region for fighting its way to get a debt restructuring which will help to improve people’s livelihoods.
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King Mswati also called on the two countries to deepen trade and investment to better the welfare of the people in the two countries. He noted that Zambia and Eswatini must leverage the vast natural resources they have to create job opportunities for the people. The two countries have signed seven memoranda of understanding on trade and investment, establishing joint permanent cooperation between the two countries. The other memorandum is on intergovernmental, Agriculture, cultural cooperation, and forestry as well as that of the chambers of commerce of Zambia and Eswatini. The memoranda are aimed at accelerating trade, and cooperation in the signed sectors among others.
