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President of the United States, Joseph Biden, has said his country and Zambia share an unshakeable commitment to the centrality of democracy and the responsibilities it entails.
Biden said his country was aware that protecting this cherished tradition required tireless reflection and self-improvement.
He said this on Wednesday when Zambia’s Ambassador to U.S, Chibamba Kanyama, presented his Letters of Credence to Biden, formally accrediting him as Ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary of the Republic of Zambia to the United States.
“Our two countries share an unshakeable commitment to the centrality of democracy and the responsibilities it entails.
“We also know particular attention must be paid to the aspirations of our youngest citizens, who demand and deserve an accountable, responsive, and just administration,” Biden said.
He also said his country looked forward to working with Zambia to prove democracies could deliver meaningful, inclusive growth to empower a health, prosperous future.
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In a statement issued on Tuesday, Biden said the U.S. saw openings to collaborate across a range of issues including strengthening governance, ensuring regional peace and security, and enhancing food and energy security.
“I applaud Zambia’s reform efforts and I welcome opportunities to deepen our bilateral and multilateral cooperation. We see openings to collaborate across a range of issues including strengthening governance, ensuring regional peace and security, and enhancing food and energy security.
” I welcome your ideas for how we can strengthen our partnership to advance our shared objectives and confront our common challenges,” he said.
Biden said the U.S and Zambia had enjoyed decades of friendship, and that relations between the two countries were stronger than ever.
He said the U.S. looked forward to deepening partnerships on many shared objectives in Zambia, the African Continent and around the world.
In response, Kanyama stated that President Hakainde Hichilema looked forward to maintaining close bilateral relations based on mutual values and shared interests.
Kanyama said the government of the Republic of Zambia greatly appreciated the assistance that the U.S. government offered through USAID and the President Emergency Plan for Aids Relief (PEPFAR) programmes focused on areas such as Agriculture, Economic growth and Health.
“The the people and the government of Zambia also appreciate the benefits accrued from the work of the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) in lusaka which initially focused on business reforms and improving water supply and sanitation.
“The the new Millennium Challenge support will be directed at infrastructure development, policy reforms and agri-business developments,” Kanyama said.
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