Ambassador Du Xiaohui recently held a farewell reception. Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema attended and delivered a speech. Nine cabinet Ministers and representatives from all walks of life of China and Zambia were present.
Ambassador Du said that this year marks the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Zambia. Under the strategic guidance of President Xi Jinping and President Hichilema, and with the hard work of people from the two countries, the development of China-Zambia relations has reached a level well beyond expectations, which is due to the great importance attached by the two Heads of state, the profound traditional friendship between the two peoples, the fruitful results of cooperation, the complementarities in the development stages of the two countries and the strong resilience of the relationship. Ambassador Du expressed thanks to friends for their support and wished China-Zambia relations an even more promising 60 years.
President Hichilema thanked President Xi Jinping, the Chinese government and people for the selfless help and strong support for Zambia’s economic and social development, said that Zambia and China have a long-standing traditional friendship, and the Zambian government is firmly committed to the friendly relations and practical cooperation between the two countries. President Hichilema expressed appreciation to Ambassador Du and his team for their hard work for the development of Zambia-China relations, and said that Zambia will work closely with China to identify solutions to the current challenges to ensure food and energy security and achieve national development.
Ambassador Du bid farewell to Vice President Nalumango, Speaker of the National Assembly Mutti, Minister of Justice and acting Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Haimbe among other cabinet ministers, Secretary General of the United Party for National Development Imenda as well as representatives of different sectors of Zambia by various means over the past few days.