MINISTER KALABA HOLDS SERIES OF HIGH-LEVEL TALKS WITH GLOBAL LEADERS
PRETORIA – 12th June, 2015 ZAMBIA’S Foreign Affairs Minister, Mr. Harry Kalaba, held a series of bilateral meetings with his counterparts from various countries including Ethiopia with whom a memorandum of understanding was signed for the establishment of a joint permanent commission. This was on the sidelines of the 25th African Union Summit which ran from 7 – 15th June, 2015 in Johannesburg.
Among those Mr. Kalaba met were Special Envoy of the Chinese Government and Vice Foreign Minister, Zhang Ming; Serbian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, Mr Ivica Dacic; Foreign Minister of Ethiopia, Dr. Tedros Adhanom.
The MOU signed by Zambia and Ethiopia on 12th June, 2015, is aimed at establishing a Joint Permanent Commission to enhance bilateral links and expand cultural, economic and social ties between the two countries.
A partial group photo showing Foreign Affairs Minister, Mr. Harry Kalaba (centre) with his counterparts at the 25th AU Summit in Johannesburg on 9th June, 2015A group photo of AU Foreign Ministers at the 25th AU Summit in Johannesburg on 9th June, 2015The Zambian delegation (left) during bilateral talks with the Chinese Chinese Government and Vice Foreign Minister, Zhang Ming on 10th June, 2015 in JohannesburgThe Zambian delegation led by Foreign Affairs Minister, Mr. Harry Kalaba (centre) during bilateral talks with the Chinese Chinese Government and Vice Foreign Minister, Zhang Ming on 10th June, 2015 in Johannesburg. With Mr. Kalaba are Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Chalwe Lombe (right) and Out-going Zambia’s High Commissioner to South Africa, His Excellency Mr. Muyeba Chikonde
Zambia’s Foreign Affairs Minister, Mr. Harry Kalaba (right) with Serbian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, Ivica Dacic during bilateral talks on 11th June, 2015 in Johannesburg.Zambia’s Foreign Affairs Minister, Mr. Harry Kalaba (2nd from left) with Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Mr. Chalwe Lombe, Zambia’s Permanent Representative to the AU Ms. Susan Sikaneta and Director for Political Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ms. Isabelle Lemba during bilateral talks with representatives from the Ethiopian Government on 11th June, 2015 in Johannesburg.Zambia’s Foreign Affairs Minister, Mr. Harry Kalaba (left) with Ethiopian Foreign Minister Dr. Tedros Adhanom signing the memorandum of understanding on the establishment of a joint permanent commission between the two countries. This was on 11th June, 2015 in Johannesburg.
