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DR Congo urges enhanced security ties with Zambia

DR Congo urges enhanced security ties with Zambia
Written by Abigail Chaponda in Ndola
Thursday, May 07, 2009 3:13:46 PM

CONGOLESE provincial interior and cultural affairs minister Jean Marie Dikanga Kazadi has said it is important for Zambia and Congo DR to have security sub-committee meetings often to enhance security between the two countries.

Kazadi, prior to a security sub-committee meeting at Cabinet office in Ndola yesterday, said it was vital for the two countries to exchange ideas on common points.

"We are happy to be here and I am sure that what we are going to discuss is going to strengthen relations between our countries. We are happy that the Copperbelt minister Mwansa Mbulakulima and Katanga Province governor Moses Katumbi had cemented relations between our countries which showed that we were one family," Kazadi said. "We are brothers and if we have issues, we should be able to dialogue. And we should be able to meet often so that we can discuss common interests. We assure you permanent secretary that we are ready for any meeting that you are going to call, just invite us."

And Copperbelt Province permanent secretary Villie Lombanya said Kazadi's presence was an indication that Zambian and DRC were close members of the same family.

"I hope that the few issues that we are going to discus will be in a brotherly manner. Let us discuss the issues in a spirit of brotherhood so that we can show that we love each other," said Lombanya. "I also want thank the Congolese government for the way they handled the maize issue. Thank you for the efforts you made in resolving the issue. There should be dialogue between our countries; it helps a lot."

Labels: DRC, SECURITY, VILLIE LOMBANYA

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