By sheminah Nkhoma
Lilongwe, May 6, Mana: Malawi and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on mining, trade, education and diplomatic training as one way of strengthening bilateral ties between the two countries.
President Dr Lazarus Chakwera and Deputy Prime Minister, who is also Minister of Foreign Affairs of UAE, Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, witnessed the signing on Tuesday at Kamuzu Palace in Lilongwe.
Speaking after the signing of the agreements, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nancy Tembo, said the MoU signifies Malawi’s 2063 for the country to have a stable economic growth.
She said, Malawi and UEA have good relations from which the two countries would benefit from each other.
“The President has been engaging with different countries on how they can develop this country; so, the signing of these agreements shows the commitment which the President has to make Malawi a better country,” she said.
Tembo further stated that government will ensure that all these MoUs are properly worked out on ground not just on paper.
The visit of the Prime Minister follows President Chakwera's trip to the UEA last year.
While in UAE Chakwera engaged with various government officials where he took advantage of the discussions to sell the Agriculture, Tourism and Mining (ATM) strategy to them.
UAE's economy is the 3rd largest in the Middle East with a Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of US$415 billion.
