Zambia,Zimbabwe and the United Nations World Tourism Organisation have signed the historic Trilateral co-hosting Agreement for the 20th U.N WTO general assembly to be held in Livingstone and Victoria Falls town.
The agreement is for the two countries’ co-hosting of the UNWTO General Assembly to be convened next year in August.
President Michael Sata and his Zimbabwean counterpart Robert Mugabe witnessed the signed on behalf of their respective countries with UNWTO secretary general Taleb Rifai signing on behalf of the world tourism organization.
The signing ceremony was held at the No-Man’s Land on the Victoria Falls Bridge.
Speaking after signing on behalf of Zambia, President Michael Sata hailed the signing of the agreement as a historic milestone.
President Sata said the co-hosting of the U.N WTO General assembly brings hope of prosperity to the people of Zambia and Zimbabwe.
He said the successful hosting of the general assembly will be dependant on the collective efforts of the two countries.
President Sata has also directed Tourism Minister Given Lubinda to increase the effort to resolve issue of yellow fever travel restriction imposed on Zambia as quickly as possible.
And Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe said the signing of the co-hosting agreement confirms the readiness of the two countries to work together in the promotion of tourism.
President Mugabe further stated that this is also a demonstration of long established relations between Zambia and Zimbabwe.
And UNWTO secretary general Taleb Rifai said travel and tourism today has become a powerful driving force to social economic development and growth.
QFM
We are in for more skin-cringing statements from Mr Sata and his best friend uncle Bob on the lead to this UNWTO General Assembly in August next year.
And directing Tourism and Foreign affairs Minister Given Lubinda to increase the effort to resolve issue of yellow fever travel restriction imposed on Zambia is bit too late, the Nigerians resolved this issue by playing hardball with the South Africans.
GOOD! ZAMBIA AND ZIMBABWE CAN’T IGNORE THE FACT THAT THEY SHOULD BE WORKING TOGETHER. IN FACT ZAMBIA AND ZIMBABWE SHOULD BE MODELS OF THE SOUTHERN AFRICAN REGION.
Thats my beloved president! This makes me miss home and experience how it feels to be under his rull.We love u our president,may the almigty GOD bless u as u lead Zambia to greater heights.Long live mr SATA.
Zambia, Zimbabwe sign Trilateral co-hosting Agreement , Sata directs Lubinda to resolve yellow fever restriction imposed on Zambia
Did the president, Ukwa say anything on how the conference will affect the environment?
It is primitive to be directing a minister in public. Please sata have respect for the office you hold. Your kaponyarism is embarrasing us.
Birds of the same feathers frock toether. age mates play togther.
Uli wabufi iwe @hey. Robert Mugabe is 89 to be 90 this year and Micheal Sata is 14 years his junior. Mugabe is even older that our founding father Dr Kenneth David Kaunda. If you were not privy to the liberation of Southern Rhodesia by Zambia, please it helps to zip your lips. Age mates, age mates by balls because mugabe was in high school when Sata was born. Do a bit of research for it helps if you do not want to be a called a moron as you are.Â
Both may end up at The Hague as neighbors to Charles Taylor
Who is that poorly dressed girl in the background? Involve Mrs. Banda of Malawi as well.
Camera man/woman ule kopabwino, i wanted to see that ka gal
Anyone with half a brain would distance himself from Robert Mugabe, the Worlds most hated Dictator!
Then you have not probably heard of Hugo Chavez or the Syrian President Bashar Assad. Compared to the two and not I support the *****, but he is a kitten being compared to a full grown lion.
@COACHEZ
You are right. Â Sata belongs to the Chavez, Mugabe, Assad and Ahmedidjan fraternity of world lunatics.
There is a bigger picture. Hope those in the industry or wishing to enter it take full advantage of what is to come. This bid to host probably started with the previous government and it is good that it has been upheld. A rare opportunity to also learn from other countries and how they will exhibit their industries.
iye mayo! kachisotwe namabele yantutu, chiti wachitaposhani! hope these two old men did not do any corruption on her…
Chachine umwana ali nayantutu, but that’s Mugabe’s grand daughter we mfumu yabene. Be careful what you wish for pantu bakakuteta amatwi.
Stop bothering the young lady. She is life savvy. Can’t you see the red ribbon on her?
I remember this photo, it was taken 4 months ago when HEMCS first visited Livingstone as a President right about the time Bush was in Zambia, that young lady is his granddaughter she is barely 16 years old, show some respect some of you chaps have daughters that age and if you are itching to know your president paid for his and the granddaughters expenses.Â
That’s what I keep telling them. Abalumendo kwena nabafunuka foko mwe! Bwekeshapo nakambi to help them reason.
TELL THIS PSYCHO MATA THAT WE DO NOT WANT HIM HERE IN THE UK. INSTEAD OF WASTING OUR TIME ON 5TH AND 6TH JUNE, HE MUST FLY DIRECT FROM LUSAKA TO GENEVA. HIS ASSOCIATION WITH MUGABE IS STINKING TO THE HEAVENS. I MISS LEVY MWANAWASA. SATA HAS SIDE LINED NAMIBIA AND BOTSWANA, DECIDES TO PLEASE MUGABE. HOPELESS CHAP. I HATE HIM
Why the hatred ba guy. We have no favourite neighbour. All of them are important. You people don’t know how to approach the head of state. You want to disrespect and talk him down when he visits you in those countries. When he responds with a sharp scathing toungue you complain. Umusuku ubi utukisha impanga.
This action of issuing directives is so OUTDATED just to be seen to be working, if your cabinet ministers or team are that competent and efficient they surely do not need to pushed or motivated in public as they are probably on it.
A really good manager doesn’t wake up in the morning and say “This is the day that I’m going to cut costs,” any more than he wakes up and decides to practise breathing.Â
Imwe ba LT, you have become so opposition oriented that you want to deny other Zambians with diverse views the ability to be heard. We need to say what we feel and if you continue purging views you do not agree with, you will soon be irrelevant. The critics calling for the crucifixion of Mmembe and Nchito, are doing this just out of hatred for the PF. When Mmembe and Nchito injected a total of $US6.5 million into Zambian Airways with the help of other Zambian banks, the airline had already been loaned the K14 billion long before the duo through their companies with collateral help from their banks got in. The only thing they did was to give DBZ an option to get out if they so wished, only if and after they became shareholders like them, to which DBZ did not owing to RB and his MMD govt.Â
Let me guess…you just read Mmembe’s editorial in that excuse of a newspaper? Just stick to the topic on this thread.
sunday post editorial……takugwila…..
Well spoken Coachez!
Ukwa is pointing at the young gal……while bob is saying zinopindirana sekuru
#3 chanda..what du meen by rull…what is his rull….G7 English! What r u doing in the USA..?washing plates?
The issue of Yellow fever is a World Health Organisation based assesment and South Africa is basing its action on that report which says Zambia is in the yellow fever zone…..so what du want Lubinda to do? Change the report? What should be done is that the minister of health should work hard and eliminate yellow fever…even polio is coming back…Dr. Kaseba please advise the boss!!
Ba Dorika @23 Its not about the disease but blocking tourism so it does not come to Zed because SA is the major transit point. I think the logical thing to do is for the rest of Africa to cut ties with SA then they will remember that they are not in Europe.
@ 24 Pa Z.. We cant cut ties with SA… we dd it during the apatheid era and we were in shit, though it was for a good cause. The WHO report for yellow fever is there and it was not produced by SA but by the UN org called WHO. Zambia is a yellow fever area according to the report. So if we eliminate the disease as Z then even tourism is enhanced. So its about the disease! Waunfwa te…otherwise cant never ama tourism ukwisa!
Trilateral?Awe mwandini ifi ifisungu nimpapa saaaaanafye.Two countries bla bla bla sign a trilateral shinga na ntwanikane
A great working President for the people of Zambia! And his collegue for the people of Zimbabwe.
I look at the falls like a woman from the front or back.
Some like to look at the back
Others like to see the front.
Zambia has the falls from Woman’s back side
Zimbambwe sees the falls from the front view.
Let the Tourist come and judge which view is good.
The back of course. The Zambian side.
#25 Dorika Ndaifulila Neka, you reason like a fool. SA has removed Nigeria that is in the yellow fever zone and yet Zambia is not. Why does SA require it’s citizens in Zambia to have yellow fever injections? . Zambia should have taken a strong stand against SA long time ago. We hope Lubinda will work hard now on this one.Â
@ Ba Saturday or sorry Friday please stay in Ottawa for rest of your life..:((
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