Zambia urges quick amicable settlement in Zimbabwe

16 Novembre 2017

Lusaka, Zambia, November 16 (Infosplusgabon) - Zambian President Edgar Lungu says he has encouraged all parties in neighboring Zimbabwe to work towards a quick and peaceful resolution to the current situation after the military takeover of the administration.

“We are carefully monitoring the evolving situation in Zimbabwe. We are maintaining open lines of communication with the administration and exchanging with our other regional neighbours.

"I have encouraged all parties in Zimbabwe to work towards a quick and peaceful resolution to the impasse and to uphold human rights,” President Lungu who is in Cairo, Egypt for a state visit , said in a statement issued by his assistant for press and public relations, Amos Chanda.

Zambia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Harry Kalaba, who accompanied the President to Cairo, has flown to Gaborone, Botswana, to attend meetings of the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) Troika on Defence and Security.

The foreign ministers of South Africa, Angola and Zambia are each serving members of the Troika.

“Zambia will continue to push for measures to safeguard security within our framework of regional cooperation. SADC and the African Union (AU) are both clear and unambiguous when it comes to the sanctity of national constitutions,” Kalaba said before leaving for Gaborone.

FIN/INFOSPLUSGABON/TOH/ GABON 2017

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