HH Travels To Brussels to Strengthen Global Links

This weekend, President Hakainde Hichilema is expected to travel to Brussels in Belgium and the Vatican.

In a Facebook post, President Hichilema said he will be in Brussels to attend an EU and AU summit at the invitation of the European Union.

“Our ambitious economic transformation agenda will require a lot of capital injection, skills and knowledge transfer, and linkages with both local and international investors. It is for this reason that we have accepted an invitation from the European Union to participate in the EU and AU summit to be held in Brussels, Belgium, this coming weekend,” he stated.

Mr. Hichilema said, the European Union is a critical economic regional block that provides large prospects for our products, particularly in farming and mining communities.

“We want to fully participate and understand some of the impediments that make our goods not easily be accessible in this part of the world so we can improve,” he said.

“We also want to push the agenda of our goods being exported to these countries in processed form as opposed to raw materials so we can equally create jobs for our citizens, especially the young people, in the value addition chain.”

President Hichilema also revealed that he will meet Pope Francis at the Vatican during the same trip.