LUSAKA, Zambia
Zambian President, Hakainde Hichilema, is this weekend expected to travel to Brussels in Belgium and the Vatican where he is expected to meet Pope Francis.
In a Facebook post, President Hichilema said he
will be in Brussels to attend an EU and AU summit at the invitation of the European
Union.
This is President Hichilema’s seventh foreign trip
since assuming office five months ago.
“Our ambitious economic transformation agenda will
require a lot of capital injection, skills and knowledge transfer, and linkages
with both local and international investors. It is for this reason that we have
accepted an invitation from the European Union to participate in the EU and AU
summit to be held in Brussels, Belgium, this coming weekend,” he announced.
Mr Hichilema said the European Union is a key
economic regional block that offers vast opportunities for our products,
especially in farming and mining communities.
“We also want to push the agenda of our goods being exported to these countries in processed form as opposed to raw materials so we can equally create jobs for our citizens, especially the young people, in the value addition chain.”
President Hichilema also revealed that he will meet
Pope Francis at the Vatican during the same trip.
“We have also accepted an invitation to meet His
Holiness Pope Francis at the Vatican. We greatly appreciate the role the
Catholic Church plays in the advocacy of social justice, human rights,
education and health, for our people in Zambia,” he said.
“We, therefore, accept the Holy Father’s invitation
with humility and great honour.”
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