Prime Minister Meets Zambian President

Prime Minister Professor Kamil Idris met today in the Zimbabwean capital, Harare, on the sidelines of his participation in the 25th Summit of the COMESA Authority of Heads of State and Government, with Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema. The meeting was attended by the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Ambassador Mohiuddin Salem; the Special Representative of the Prime Minister, Dr. Al-Hussein Al-Khalifa Al-Siddiq Al-Hafian; the Secretary-General of the Council of Ministers, Ali Mohammed Ali; and the Ambassador of Sudan to the Republic of Zimbabwe, Ibrahim Al-Sheikh. The Prime Minister congratulated the Zambian President on his victory for a second presidential term following the 2026 Zambian general elections. During the meeting, he provided an update on the developments in Sudan, reassuring the Zambian President of the stability of the situation in the country, the full and serious commitment toward the stage of reconstruction and development, and the efforts to open broad horizons for bilateral cooperation in the fields of economy, trade, and investment. During the meeting, the Prime Minister conveyed an official invitation from the President of the Sovereignty Council, Lieutenant General Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan, to President Hakainde Hichilema to visit Sudan. An invitation was also extended to the Zambian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mulambo Haimbe, to visit the country at the earliest opportunity to enhance joint diplomatic coordination. The Prime Minister highlighted the enormous potential and promising opportunities that Sudan possesses in vital sectors such as agriculture, minerals, and livestock. For his part, Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema praised the strength of the bilateral relations between Sudan and Zambia and the significant opportunities for cooperation in the sectors of economy, trade, and the exchange of expertise. At the conclusion of the meeting, the two parties agreed to prepare and sign a comprehensive bilateral memorandum of understanding covering all aspects of joint cooperation, in addition to establishing a time-bound executive work matrix between the two countries, with the aim of achieving tangible results on the ground and transforming diplomatic understandings into real action that serves the interests of the two brotherly peoples.