TONY BLAIR JETS IN
By Etambuyu Katota:
Former United Kingdom Prime Minister Tony Blair has arrived in the country.
And the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation says the visit by Mr. Blair is a mark of confidence in the new administration.
Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Minister Stanley Kakubo says the visit presents Government an opportunity to engage with strategic partners as it works to achieve the goal of economic transformation.
Mr. Kakubo says Mr. Blair will hold a consultative meeting with President Hakainde Hichilema on Wednesday, September 29, 2021 at State House in Lusaka before leaving the same day.
Mr. Kakubo adds that Mr. Blair is also credited as one of the longest serving Labour Prime Ministers of the United Kingdom and presided over uninterrupted economic growth during his tenure, among other achievements.
He says currently, Mr. Blair serves as Executive Chairperson of the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change, a non-profit organization founded in 2017 which seeks to support political leaders and governments to build open, inclusive and prosperous societies in the globalized world.
Mr. Blair served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1997 to 2007.
This is according to a statement issued to ZNBC News in Lusaka today.