PRESIDENT Michael Sata has arrived in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo (Congo DR) to attend the 17th Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) Heads of State summit which opens here today.
The summit which would run from 26 to 27 February 2014 is expected to attract about 19 Heads of State or Government representatives.
It is being held under the banner “Consolidating Intra COMESA Trade through the Development of Small Medium Entrepreneurs”.
President Sata who touched down at N’dijili International Airport at 15:50 hours Zambian time yesterday aboard Presidential Challenger is accompanied by first lady Christine Kaseba and his special assistance for press and public relations officer, George Chellah.
He was welcomed at N’dijili airport by Congo DR First Minister Matata Ponyo as well as Commerce minister Emmanuel Chenda, Foreign Affairs minister Wylbur Simuusa, Commerce Permanent secretary Siazonga Siakalenga.
Others are officials from the Zambian high commission in Congo DR. The two days summit would be held at the Congo DR State house and President Sata was expected to give a speech.
Dr Kaseba is expected to attend the 7th First Spouses Roundtable Meeting today which would be held alongside the Heads of State summit.
The Heads of State summit was preceded by various policy organs’ meeting to discuss the sectoral and ministerial issues that relate to regional integration in COMESA and the COMESA Business Council Forum.
Others that had arrived by press time were Rwanda Prime minister and second vice president for Burundi.
The summit is the Supreme organ of the regional organization upon which major policy decisions are made and is responsible for the general policy direction and control of the performance of the executive functions of COMESA.
COMESA summits are held annually in various member States and usually, the country hosting the Summit assumes the chairmanship of the Authority for the year.
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni who took chairmanship in November 2012, would hand over the position to Congo DR President Joseph Kabila at the close of this summit.
Be careful na ba Kasai!
wow! in Congo DR.. Joseph Kabila is the president and he has a bald head,, i cant wait to hear about that mashabe reaction to joseph kabila`s bald heads
India…..here comes SATA again.
I am sure he was shaking to see those Congolese soldiers, he knows what they did to Kabila.
Safe journey
Stop the Kasumbalesa deaths happening again, please.
KIshansa airport is better looking than that of KK airport. yet zambia has never known of any war.
THE HAPPENINGS AT KASUMBALESA BORDER POST SHOULD BE HIGH ON AGENDA AT THE SUMMIT.ENOUGH IS ENOUGH.
Twasebana Sata away again! Please someone keep an eye on Sata not say anything sTuPid there!
This style of dressing the head of state in oversize suits is not impressive at all. If it was a thug u would think he is hiding knives under those sleeves! Matoloshi yapyanga pansi!
The First Lady should take it easy – go on an immediate crash course diet lest she dwarfs her husband forever. Men who are pushovers by their wives in body stature tend to be dominated and react irrationally when in public. The worry is this man is as public as public can be.
That top is too low for a first lady, some things one does not need to be told
The photos do prove that he is truly in Congo DR. Where to after this ba kateka?
There he is. The man who best represents our needs, dreams and aspirations. The man who will lead us into a prosperous future.
#Bufi
I thought Sata sold the jet after the Ethiopia outing. When and who brought back the jet to zambia after Sata abandoned it??
Please Ba Kateka find time to speak to the Officials from congo about the Killings at Kasumbalesa boader.
Thanks
Kabila could not be ars.ed to meet his counterpart from the south! Is Ukwa’s suit a malilo inheritance?