President Michael Sata has saluted China for the role it played in the construction of Zambia’s railways infrastructure.
Speaking when the visiting Chinese Vice-President Li Yuanchao paid at courtesy on him yesterday at State House, Mr Sata said Zambia was grateful to the people of Chine for constructing the railway line.
The Head of State recalled that before he joined politics, the government of China built Zambia Railways and TAZARA.
He noted that China did a great deal when it constructed the existing railway lines in the country.
“We are very grateful to the Chinese people because before I joined politics, the Chinese people did a great deal in our country when they built the TAZARA railway,” President Sata said.
The President told the visiting Chinese Vice President and his delegation that Zambia in the past had big parastatals and the role of the Zambian government was to supervise the companies running the parastatals.
Meanwhile President Sata has thanked his Chinese counterpart the President of China for allowing Mr Yuanchao to visit Zambia.
President Sata said government was ready to listen to what the visiting Chinese delegation has to say to the Zambians.
And Chinese Head of State Xi Jinping has sent a congratulatory message to Zambia on the country’s attainment of 50 years independence.
The message was delivered to President Sata by visiting Chinese Vice-President Li Yuanchao.
Dr Yuanchao disclosed that he was entrusted by President Jinping to visit Zambia and deliver a congratulatory message on the Country’s 50 years independence anniversary.
“Am entrusted by Chinese President to come visit Zambia and offer congratulatory message of the 50 years anniversary of the independence of Zambia and the 50 years of diplomatic relations with Chine and Zambia, “he said.
The Chinese vice president said China will take advantage of the Country’s 50 years of diplomatic relations between China and Zambia to further strengthen the existing traditional friendship.
Dr Yuanchao said the strengthening of the friendship between the two States will help to promote practical cooperation between the two political parties namely the Communist party of China and the Patriotic Front of Zambia.
“We would like to take this opportunity to show our great attention of cooperation between China and Zambia. We would to take the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the diplomatic relations to further strengthen the traditional friendship between the two countries to further enhance our political mutual trust to promote our practical cooperation between the two ruling parties the Communist part of China and the PF,” he said.
He hoped that the joint efforts the of the two Countries will be able to implement the agreements the two Heads of State reached when President Sata visited China last year so as to cement the bilateral relations.
my cobra my cobra can it still spit the venom?oh shame how do we pray for you with your arrogance,its a pity you look weak like that,its not late and apologise for the 90 days bufi or else people will celebrate seeing you vanishing in yourself frame,i wish people around you could advise you in an earnest way,they are so evil anyway its your healthy take charge and they just want to eat lol
IWE FORGET ABOUT 90 DAYS. EVEN WHERE YOU LIVE THERE ARE THINGS THE ONLY PARTY IN POWER EVER SINCE THEIR INDEPENDENCE PROMISE THE PEOPLE BUT NEVER DELIVERS. EVEN YOU IN YOUR LIFE THERE ARE THINGS YOU PROMISE OTHER PEOPLE WHICH UP TO THIS TIME YOU HAVE NEVER HONOURED. IT HAPPENS ALL OVER THE WORLD- US, BRITAIN, GERMANY, ETC. WE NEED MORE THAN ANYTHING ELSE IMPROVED ROAD NETWORK ACROSS ZAMBIA, MORE SCHOOLS, UNIVERSITIES, MORE AGGRO-EXPORTS THAN UN PROCESSED METAL, ETC. AND THESE ARE THE THINGS PF IS SERIOUSLY WORKING ON. TALKING ABOUT THE SAME THING- CONSTITUTION WHICH CAN NEVER BE ACCOMPLISHED WITHIN A YEAR HAS BECOME VERY BORING AND A SCAPEGOAT TO DEVELOPMENTAL ISSUES.
ALA MWEBANTU BA SATA BALWELE.EFYO NABA MWENE MAILO PA TV ALA NABAPWA KULOLELA INSHITA
Peter you should be ashamed of yourself defending someone who took advantage of poor people, US, Britain ,Germany etc would have jailed such a one, they take such things serious that’s why they are developed nations, don’t promise especially if you know you were just trying to trick people, you know the saying Fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me. come 2016 don’t expect the people to take your bait