The Times of Zambia (Ndola)

Zambia: Rupiah Banda Jets Into Harare

By Innocent Daka, 30 April 2009

Harare — PRESIDENT Rupiah Banda arrived in Harare, Zimbabwe, yesterday at the start of his four-day State visit.

The Zambia Air Force plane carrying President Banda touched down at 15:30 hours to a rousing welcome led by President Robert Mugabe and scores of Zimbabwean nationals.

Zambia's high commissioner to Zimbabwe, Sipula Kabanje and Zambians resident in Zimbabwe were also at the airport to give President Banda a warm welcome.

Soon after disembarking from the Zambia Air Force plane AF 608, President Banda, flanked by his host President Mugabe, proceeded to the ceremonial dais for the presidential salute against the backdrop of a 21-gun salute.

The two leaders were later in the afternoon scheduled to hold official talks at State House to be followed by a State banquet in honour of President Banda.

Tomorrow morning, President Banda leaves for Zimbabwe's second city of Bulawayo to officially open the 50th edition of the Zimbabwe International Trade Fair.

on Thursday, the president is scheduled to visit Gwanda district, 150 kilometres south of Bulawayo. He returns home on Saturday. -ZANIS

Tagged: Southern Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe

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