New Delhi, Nov 7 (UNI) Zambian Foreign Minister Mulambo Haimbe and Indian Minister of State for External Affairs Kirti Vardhan Singh, while co-chairing the 6th Session of the Zambia-India Joint Permanent Commission in Lusaka, expressed appreciation at the growing momentum in the bilateral relationship.
Both leaders on Wednesday also re-affirmed their commitment to further strengthen bilateral ties for the benefit of the people of both countries. The two leaders expressed satisfaction on continued exchange of visits and underlined the importance of regular exchange at the political and official levels, including interactions within multilateral/plurilateral fora, including the UN. They further acknowledged the need to organise more events/programmes in each other’s country to commemorate 60 years of establishment of diplomatic relations between India and Zambia, a statement said.
Both sides reviewed and discussed cooperation in the areas of Agriculture, Education, Science &Technology, Energy, Culture, Housing and Urban Development, Finance, Development Partnership, Training Scholarship and Capacity Building, Defence, Mines and Mineral Resources, Transport and Communications, Water Development and Sanitation, Disaster Management Healthcare, Cooperative & SMEs, and Consular issues. Both leaders underscored the need to realize the untapped potential in these important sectors of the bilateral cooperation.