President Hakainde Hichilema has called for strengthened bilateral cooperation between Zambia and the Arab Republic of Egypt in many spheres of economic development.President Hichilema has also noted that Egypt is a leading State in high-tech advances on the continent, especially in the area of water harvesting.
President Hichilema further cited agriculture, water management, health and technological research as areas that Zambia wants to learn more from Egypt.
The Head of State was speaking when outgoing Egyptian Ambassador to Zambia, Moataz Anwar paid a farewell courtesy call on him at State House in Lusaka.
President Hichilema indicated that the credentials of Egypt on the economic front and technological research is impeccable.
“We are working towards deepening our partnership so that we can learn more from each other, “President Hichilema stated.
President Hichilema said Zambia is keen to learn how Egypt has managed to utilise water as a scarce resource prudently as the country has managed to move water to where it is needed for human consumption and industrialization.
President Hichilema stressed that there is also a need to exchange knowledge in the agriculture sector which is critical to Zambia’s ability to develop the sub-division.
The Head of State said it was admirable how Egypt has managed to efficiently utilize water to produce more crops and citrus fruits.
“Looking at what you have been able to do using the limited water that you have is admirable, your ability to produce so much crops, wheat and many other things that you are able to produce, citrus fruits with all these challenges. We have a lot to learn from Egypt and the way of doing things,” He said.
“Precision agriculture, I talk about this during cabinet meetings every now and then to my colleagues that we need to learn from Egypt on how to utilize this scarce resource called water, this is an area that we need to expand more because of climate change, we had a lot of rains over the years but this year we have had the waste drought in the living memory, we can only do better by deepening our cooperation in the area of water management.” He stated.
Meanwhile, President Hichilema has urged the outgoing Egyptian Ambassador to encourage firms in his country to invest in Zambia.
President Hichilema suggested that Egyptian construction companies must come to Zambia and invest in Public Private Partnership programmes.
The Head of State disclosed that the current model of PPP being applied in Zambia was picked from Egypt.
“As you go back to the headquarters, we want to deepen and broaden cooperation in the area of PPPs, apart from road infrastructure, we must look at other areas such as water harvesting, we want water harvesting as soon as possible.”
President Hichilema wished Mr Anwar good endeavors as he takes up a new role back home and thanked him for working well with the Zambian government.
Meanwhile, the outgoing, Egyptian Ambassador thanked President Hichilema and the Zambian people for hosting him well while in Zambia.
Mr Anwar commended President Hichilema for delivering to the expectations of Zambians.
The outgoing Ambassador explained that during his tour of duty as a diplomat, he has seen the development that the government has achieved since its assuming office.
“This government has lived up to the expectations of the Zambian people, I have seen the progress that you have achieved as a diplomat in Zambia.” He pointed.
He informed the Head of State that currently the two countries are working at bringing medical doctors to Zambia who are specialised in the field of kidney transplants, open heart surgeries and neurology.
Mr Anwar said once the process is actualized, it will help in fostering strong relations between Zambia and Egypt.
The outgoing Ambassador also disclosed that the Egyptian government is working with the Zambian team in finalizing President Hichilema’s visit to Egypt.
“We are currently assessing conducive dates at which you can visit Egypt,”he said.
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HH will go down as the most useless demagogue President in the history of Presidents in Zambia
He seems to be heading that way
Subject him 18 hrs loadsheddibg then maybe he will concentrate on our local issues
Are Egyptians better than PF’s families dying in road accidents?
Did HH even visit Kambwili at hospital, just 10 minutes away?
Kambwili, GBM all used to visit HH at Mukobeko. Look now how much hatred he has.
I hope he will not start admiring dictatorial tendencies from his Egyptian counterpart. We don’t want dictators in Zambia; we’re a free people!
Why not COPY & PASTE what Egyptians have done? Instead you praise worship them. HH will not even think of implementing what Egyptians have done
Mwebantu just copy & paste what the pharaohs have done
The high tech advancement didnt drop from heaven like manna. Money was invested in it. The government wasn’t wasting money paying for a president who flew this way and that every two days. They empowered the citizen, they put money into education
HH will not even think of implementing what Egyptians have done
Zambia has no president, period. The sheer arrogance of this man, awe kwena
Ba praise singers here will run out of arguments!!! How long will you defend a losing soccer team & who gets fired first once a soccer team is not performing? Just asking so that you do no call me a Zimbo/foreigner
Fo…..Fo….Fooo…….Forwadee 2031
We are here for the long long 2 terms with HH and maybe nkombo for another 2 terms…….
So you are looking at……yabaaa….2041……its far for you…….
Mukose chabe……..
After criticising them for being amakula Chipolopolo finally won a game-away from home. Though against the weakest opposition. It pays
Nothing will fly from this agriculture forum in Rome. They are supposed to be empowering the youths in agriculture & govt go out there to look for markets for the youths to be exporting the farming produce…but NO!!! Nonsense TSEKI man!!!
Ati nothing will fly from this forumuu….??
You mean like nothing flew from the every expensive tourist and agricultural expo forums held the the Northmern provinces by PF ?????
Zesco’s tariff hike to take effect on 1st November 2024.. utalimo akabamo..nifimbo poke, nifimbenuma!!! This is what hh critically condemned while in opposition. Did you see the video when he was ranting about electricity tarriff hikes during loadshedding during ECL?, exactly!!!! Just saying ine.
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The president has positioned zambia well to learn from all countries, either western or Chinese aligned……….
The tribal haters on LT who looked on when PF used to use Chinese to construct car parks are the first to show their blinded tribal ignorance by condemning the presidents efforts to learn from any proven country………
Learning does not stop, we learn everyday from every where…….
Forwadee 2031………
Specialist in admiring other people’s progress… and yet he claimed other countries were consulting him on how to run a country…. should be how to ruin a country
@SPAKA, wefontini iwe, if pipo can remove a performing PF from power, what will stop them to remove you failures? What have you done for ZED? Ohhh”’ you built the airports you call sausage, built roads, the Lusaka-Ndola dual carriage way is completed, have just completed a modern new capital city in Chisamba, pipo are happy in the country, no tribalism, all Zambians are happy, no political fugitives, the economy is at its best since 1964, anything your papa HH does backfires you know & it is go forward 2031. I do not know who bewitched you. Muzalila wait!!!
Fo…….Fo…… Forwadee 2031….
Mwa chepa sana ba kawalala imwe…….
At the rate the situation is in the nation currently anyone, anything that would contest elections against your Kainde would win. Do not be blinded by partisan mentality. PF never thought they would be out until it was too late & these guys atleast tried to build infrastructure unlike you villagers, vision-less goons!!!
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Most of PF knew they are losing except lungu who was being advised by that ka zimani chap……and lusambo
Bane 2031 is a Looong way for you……..
Start getting depression medications ready…………you will need it badala.