Vaccines Should Be Accessible Across the Developing World – HH

President Hakainde Hichilema has called on all countries to unite to find solutions to the new Covid-19 Omicron variant challenge, as well as strive to more equitable access to vaccines across the developing world.

Mr. Hichilema was speaking yesterday as he received Letters of Credence from Margaret Kamoto, High Commissioner of the Republic of Malawi and Margret Verwijk, Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. 

HH took the opportunity to express his concern over the new Covid-19 variant.

During the ceremony at the State House in Lusaka, President Hichilema emphasised the Government’s commitment to pursuing robust and far reaching economic diplomacy to build fruitful relations that will yield mutually beneficial and tangible deliverables through the establishment of new areas of cooperation.

The President added that his recent visit to Malawi was fruitful in this regard, and reflects the warm bilateral relations that exist between the two countries.

HH also emphasized the need for the two countries to expedite, among other projects, the Mwami/Mchinji One Stop Border Post in order to facilitate trade.

The Head of State noted the longstanding warm relations between Zambia and the Netherlands, and further underscored the Government’s focus on restoring historical ties and scaling up the level of partnerships in areas of interest such as agriculture and climate change.

The President called for increased cooperation with the Netherlands to enable Zambia to learn from the Kingdom’s vast experience in sectors that are vital to Zambia’s economic transformation agenda.