The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation wishes to inform the Nation that Félix Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo, President of the Democratic Republic of Congo will undertake an Official Visit to the Republic of Zambia on Friday 29th April, 2022.
During the Visit, Mr. Hakainde Hichilema, President of the Republic of Zambia and President Tshisekedi are scheduled to preside over the official signing of a Bilateral Cooperation Agreement between the Republic of Zambia and the Democratic Republic of Congo.
This landmark Cooperation Agreement stems from the multi-stakeholder DRC-Africa Business Forum hosted by President Tshisekedi from 24th to 25th November 2021, where President Hichilema delivered a keynote address.
The two leaders acknowledged the need to identify opportunities and facilitate investments to increase Africa’s share of the battery, electric vehicles and renewable energy value chain.
President Hichilema and President Tshisekedi, therefore, agreed to launch a joint Zambia-DRC Battery Precursor Initiative, whose vision is to create a competitive Electric Vehicle Battery Value Chain aimed toward sustainable development and inclusive growth, through the production of battery precursors.
The Zambia-DRC Initiative is in line with the country’s development aspirations to bring about a more diversified and industrialised economy which will contribute toward job creation and the improvement of the Zambian people’s livelihoods, among others.
The Republic of Zambia and the Democratic Republic of Congo share strong historical bilateral ties and a common border and the two countries actively cooperate in social, political, and economic areas, within the framework of the Joint Permanent Commission of Cooperation.
President Hichilema has underscored the need for Zambia to enhance cooperation with the Democratic Republic of Congo for mutual benefit and it is hoped that this visit by President Tshisekedi will further strengthen the existing bilateral ties between the two countries.
The UPND Government will therefore continue to work with the Democratic Republic of Congo at regional, continental and international levels through the United Nations, the Commonwealth, the African Union, Southern African Development Community (SADC), the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA), and the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR). The strong multilateral cooperation will be based on shared values and principles.
His Excellency President Tshisekedi is expected to depart Luaska after his engagements.
This is according to a statement released by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Hon. Stanley K. Kakubo, M.P
THE ONLY THING I PICKED UP GROM THE ARTICLE WAS
” TO EXPECTED ”
LUSAKA TIMES NEED MORE QUALIFIED PERSONS
YOUR COVERAGE HALF THE TIME SEEMS TO BE COPY PASTE
HOW YOU HAVE BEEN GOING FOR MORE THAN 10 YEARS BAFFLES ME
*** FROM *** KIKIKI
Way to go…………
We need trade agreements with all our neighbours………..
The Angola oil deal will go along way enriching Africa, by Africans……….
May you please send Garry Nkombo on that plane to DRC as ambassador?
Garry is now the most unwanted citizen of the week.
– Garry, Lilian, Kakubo, Lusambo, Milingo, all these needs sent out in exile….. like IMMEDIATELY.
Chambishi Metals closed operations when DRC banned the export of ore, if you want that Company revived then include that on your agenda
Congo president be careful he will teach you how to lie
LYING IS ONE THING BUT NOT AS BAD AS LOOTING WHICH THE LAST ONE STOOD FOR
Tikki can you avail us of the evidence