President Sata texting on his mobile phone after attending a meeting at the AU Summit in Ethiopia.
From JERRY MUNTHALI in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
PRESIDENT Sata on Thursday held a bilateral meeting with Food and
Agriculture Organisation (FAO) director general, Jose Grazanio Da
Silva.
According to a statement issued here today by Special Assistant to
the President for Press and Public Relations , George Chellah, the
meeting discussed several aspects of FAO’s contribution to national,
regional and world efforts to improve food security and other
matters of mutual interest.
During the meeting, President Sata invited Dr Da Silva to Zambia for
an on-the-spot check of the various programmes FAO is supporting in
the country.
The President emphasised that a visit to Zambia and engagement
with local technocrats is the only practical way that will assist FAO
to appreciate the situation on the ground and tailor specific
programmes for the country.
And Dr Da Silva expressed gratitude to President Sata for the efforts
being made to achieve mutual cooperation between Zambia
and FAO.