The governments of Zambia and Japan have agreed to enhance cooperation for mutual benefit in agriculture and manufacturing. This is part of the Tokyo International Conference on Africa Development (TICAD) initiative.
Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Stanley Kakubo said, he conferred with Japanese State Minister of Foreign Affairs Odawara Kiyoshi and appreciated the support of the Japanese Government through the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) in various fields such as health, water and sanitation, energy, education and infrastructure development.
“Zambia and Japan enjoy excellent longstanding relations since Independence. In 1970, Japan opened it’s mission in Lusaka and Zambia reciprocated by opening of a mission in Tokyo in 1975,” he said.