President Hakainde Hichilema has held bilateral talks with Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on the sidelines of the 35th Ordinary Session of the African Union Assembly in Addis Ababa.
The closed-door talks were centered around peace, unity, trade, and investment opportunities.
President Hichilema says top on the agenda in their meeting was the shared common values between Zambia and Ethiopia, especially in agriculture.
He adds that the two leaders also discussed matters of peace and unity while fostering trade and investment opportunities for all.
The President expressed optimism that the meeting has opened avenues for a stronger and more robust relationship between the two countries.
He says the aspiration of the two countries is to see that every African country and the globe succeed.
This is according to a posting on President Hichilema’s Facebook page shortly after their meeting.
He has so held closed bilateral talks with African Development Bank President Akinwumi Adesina.
The President was accompanied by Ministers of Finance Situmbeko Musokotwane and Foreign Affairs Minister Stanely Kakubo.
We are tired of bilateral talks. All the past presidents had held bilateral with the same presidents Hakainde is meeting.
The next president will continue holding bilateral talks. Bilateral talks is a language to justify unnecessary costs and trips.
What do you expect from Ethiopia, war is all over the country.
Salute Ethiopian leadership, great partner especially in the agricultural sector, advanced Ed private sector that is locally driven. Lots of impressive infrastructure projects that Zambia can learn from. Salute the meeting with the African Development Bank – Adesina is a committed pan African and salute his dedication to Agriculture – the engine to Africa and Zambia’s economic growth
This under 5 can’t believe he is president. He can’t teka his backside for a week in zambia. He is busy cutting his own business deals
Typical AU leaders smiling with Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed everyone is afraid of talking about the war in his country …all the hundreds of illegal migrates being caught in trucks in Zambia enroute to RSA.
Choked with bitterness – Zambians are happy with HH in power – for long time to come, Zambia is now peaceful
Hey Bally, don’t you realize the Ethiopian PM is a true DICTATOR?
SHOW MEW AN AFRICAN LEADER WHO ISNT IN SOME SMALL WAY A DICTATOR
SURELY THE AFRICAN CONTINENT’S STATE TELLS YOU SOMETHING
Zaire president you can only talk about rebala not business. Ethopia is also the country of the war. Those talks they yield nothing, therefore I don’t see any benefits.