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Libya, Zambia boost trade relations - Ambassador Swiexi

Libya, Zambia boost trade relations - Ambassador Swiexi
By Chibaula Silwamba
Sat 25 Sep. 2010, 04:01 CAT

LIBYAN ambassador Khalifa Omar Swiexi has said his country and Zambia are working towards enhancing and developing economic and trade relations through investments in communication and tourism.

And local government and housing minister Dr Eustarckio Kazonga has said it would be important for Zambia and Libya to ensure that continental unity was preserved at all times in collective march towards political and economic integration.

Speaking at the 41st anniversary of the September 1st Revolution or Libyan day in Lusaka on Thursday, Ambassador Swiexi commended Zambia’s past presidents and President Rupiah Banda for deepening the Libya-Zambia relationship.

“This confirms their keenness of strengthening the relations between the two sister countries and to achieve the aspirations of the two peoples, as they also consult and coordinate their stands for the benefit of the people of the continent to achieve their dream of unity,” said Ambassador Swiexi.

And Dr Kazonga said the Zambian government was appreciative of the friendship and mutually beneficial cooperation that had characterized the bilateral relations.

Dr Kazonga called for unity among African countries.

Former president Frederick Chiluba and his wife Regina, former first lady Maureen Mwanawasa, Forum for Democracy and Development (FDD) president Edith Nawakwi were among the grandees that attended the celebrations at Taj Pamodzi Hotel.

Labels: EUSTARKIO KAZONGA, KHALIFA OMAR SWIEXI, LIBYA, TRADE

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