Zambia’s President leaves for New York on commercial flight with three delegates

By Agencies

Lusaka. Zambia’s President Hakainde Hichilema has on Monday left for New York to attend the 76th session of the United Nations General Assembly with only three delegates.
He was seen boarding a Qatar Airways flight last night with the three officials.
He is accompanied by Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Stanley Kakubo and Finance and National Planning minister Dr Situmbeko Musokotwane.
The 76th session of the United Nations (UN) General Assembly would run from September 20 to 26, 2021.
The theme for this year’s UN General Assembly is building resilience through hope – to recover from COVID-19, rebuild sustainably, respond to the needs of the planet, respect the rights of people and revitalise the United Nations.
Kakubo said President Hichilema would deliver his maiden address to the UN General Assembly on Tuesday.

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