PRESIDENT Lungu is this Saturday expected to deliver his maiden speech to the 70th United Nations (UN) General Assembly, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Permanent Secretary Chalwe Lombe has said.
And Mr Lombe says economic diplomacy is the hallmark of Zambia’s international relations.
Speaking ahead of the official opening of the 70th UN General Assembly, Mr Lombe said the General Assembly is important because President Lungu will give his maiden speech, outlining his vision at global level and expressing sentiments on issues affecting the world.
Mr Lombe called on Zambian missions to work towards implementing major policy statements the President makes in his quest to develop Zambia.
He said the fundamentals of international engagements entail ultimate economic benefits for Zambians.
He hailed the President’s speech to Parliament last Friday, saying it was monumental as it touched so many issues affecting Zambians and charted the way forward.
Mr Lombe said the declaration of October 18, 2015 as a day of national prayer and fasting speaks volumes of the President quest to draw the country closer to God.
“The President’s speech was monumental,” Mr Lombe said, “We need God’s spiritual favour”.
He said Zambia is being hailed as a bastion of peace, a virtue which should not be lost.
Mr Lombe called on foreign missions to close ranks and ensure Zambia’s interests are promoted at all times.
He said he would ensure all major pronouncements are made available to missions abroad so that “if there is anything they are starved of, it should not be information”.
Zambia’s permanent representative to the UN Mwaba Kasese-Bota said the mission has interacted with the global community on economic, environmental and social issues.
She said Zambia has participated in drawing documents on sustainable development goals, which replace the millennium development goals that expire this year.
Nostradamus, Nyau, Mei Matungu, Jessie wa mu town, Mwanawakwitu, MMD chief bootlicker, Jay jay,chils, Mushota, Janza Kumbele, Hilda malama…Wanzelu
Come join the Katondo boys in New Rochelle New York
2016 vote PF ( Edgar )
I thank you…..
President Lungu will be at the Zambian embassy to the UN in New York for free on Friday, why pay to meet the same man the next day? Don’t be fooled people, the town hall meeting environment at the embassy is better that new rochelle! its a ghetto!
Come and meet the President for free at the Embassy in New York at a Town Hall meeting. New Rochelle is a ghetto and the organizers are shady.
@Nubian, the embassy in NY is too tiny, for noisy people like Katondo boys. New Rochelle, is indeed a ghetto, even Chawama is much better. Only PF and I say only PF can allow their leader to go there.
At Katondo Boys, I will NOT show up to your PF rally, I am already booked at UN embassy, see you there @Nubia XoXoXo.
HH Will be retired next year…….Amen…let it be so
Ba UPND how you wish it was HH making that speech, dream on
The Post already has the speech. Buy Friday’s copy. HH is going thru it now.
Can ba know vision stand for a long time ? Zambians human rights is becoming the worst from north Korea . before leaving for Usa can you please say anything about the economy please and stop blaming china for slowing down its economy . the Zambia is big cant only deep on mining for 50 years .
Human rights record is worse , solwezi violence yesterday . check the video on online Pf cared with Ak47 . what will lungu say about human rights been asked in the UN.
Just a sheer waste of taxpayers money flying utterly lazy bum Edgar all the way to NY…where he will charge Zambians to see him. The bum has more pressing issues here at home than making hollow maiden speeches.
Jay Jay you are an eternal looser!
Thank you for your contribution today!!
But he has to go to New York,mwalimu votela
This will be a great embarrassment. I hope this speech will be coherent and makes sense unlike the parliament one where he talks about promoting cost saving measures but announces the creation of 5 new ministries. A serious form of stupidity. You cannot do that on an international level, people will never respect us.