Polish Prime Minister, Donald Tusk, has arrived in the country for a three days state visit to Zambia.
The Prime Minister, who arrived at Kenneth Kaunda International Airport at about 11:00hrs Zambian time, proceeded to visit Kasisi Children’s Home Orphanage, the oldest Polish Charity Mission in Zambia before lodging at Intercontinental Hotel for a private meeting with the Polish Community in Lusaka.
The Polish Prime Minister, who is accompanied by his wife, Malgorzata Tusk, former and current government officials, is leading a high-level delegation of about 30 Polish businessmen who are in the country for the Business Economic Forum in Lusaka.
The Polish Prime Minister is expected to open the Business Economic Forum tomorrow which is expected to be attended by the Polish business delegation and the Zambia business community.
The Polish leader is also expected to call on President Michael Sata tomorrow at state House and later visit Lusaka Museum where he will officially open an exhibition in honour of Cardinal Adam Kozlowiecki, a Polish-born Jesuit missionary who spent most of his life in Africa and died on September 28, 2007, at the aged of 96 and was buried in
Lusaka. Cardinal Kozlowiecki was the first Archbishop of Lusaka Catholic Arch Diocese.
One of the Polish Members of Parliament on the Prime Minister’s delegation, Killion Munyama, noted that Zambia is lucky to be visited by the Prime Minister who he said will open business opportunities by bringing with him businessmen and women for the forum.
Mr Munyama disclosed that Zambia has become the third African country after Nigeria and South Africa to be visited by the Polish Prime Minister, adding that the visit will enhance economic benefits to the country.
Mr Munyama, a Zambian-born Polish Member of Parliament, observed that Zambia is becoming one of the fastest developing countries in Africa due to the conducive investment environment necessitated by peace.
And Honorary Consular General of the Republic of Poland, Maryla Wisniewski, hailed the bilateral relations that the country and Zambia enjoy.
Dr Wisniewski noted that with the coming of the Prime Minister of Poland and the holding of a business forum in Zambia, Polish investments would increase.
The Honorary Consular, who has lived in Zambia since 1965, observed that
the country has a conducive environment for investment, adding that the
country has recently recorded steady economic growth.
She said Polish investors have found Zambia to be a good country for their business because of peace.
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Why is he the first PM to visit a country boycotted by other heads of govt due to its crazy leaders?
Iam also wondering why. In addition, how come a black Zambian is an MP in Poland? It appears there is racism in Poland. I will travel to Pland and get a Polish woman. Serious!!!
Dr Killion Munyama is a Zambian by birth, went to Kafue Sec. He is now an MP in the Polish parliament and the only Zambian to hold such a position in the EU
Boycotted by who? You must be crazy in head my friend. Just live forever in diaspora my friend.
To build a clinic like mr Bush?
He is not a Head of State but Head of government. Only Heads of State can be on ” State visits”. It would have been State visit if the Polish President were visiting with you !
Chachine that’s why Sata wasn’t at the airport to welcome him
Exactly! I was thinking the same thing – this is NOT a “state visit”.
I was wondering why the Polish PM would want to visist Zambia untill I learnt that he was actually in South Africa discussing serious economic issues. The visit to Zambia was therefore a side show.
ubwafya you are living with anything bad for Zambia is good for us