ZAMBIA-BANGLADESHI ARMY’S STRENGTHEN RELATIONS

Visiting Bangladeshi Army Chief of Staff General Aziz Ahmed says Zambia and Bangladeshi need to enhance their bilateral cooperation at military level through training and exchange programmes.

General Ahmed said this  upon arrival at Kenneth Kaunda International Airport in Lusaka for a six day working visit to Zambia.

ZANIS reports that General Ahmed said such visits by military leaders can help build upon the two country’s bilateral cooperation .

He  recalled that Zambia was the first country to acknowledge and support Bangladeshi’s independence with cooperation and mutual ties growing exponentially.

General Ahmed who is accompanied by his wife Dilshad Nahar, is leading a seven member delegation in the country at the invitation of his counterpart Zambia Army Commander Lt General William Sikazwe.

He thanked Lt General Sikazwe for inviting him to visit Zambia, on a reciprocal visit, following the Zambian Army Commander’s visit to Dhaka, Bangladesh in February 2020.

General Ahmed is expected to hold  separate high level talks with Minister of Defence Davies Chama, Zambia Army Commander Lt General William Sikazwe, Zambia Air Force Commander Major General David Muma, and Zambia National Service (ZNS) Commandant Lt Genera

Nathan Mulenga.

While in Lusaka, General Ahmed will visit some military and civilian establishments among them Burma Mosque, Lusaka Musuem and lay wreaths at the Presidential Memorial Park in Lusaka.

He will also visit the Lafarge Cement Plant in Chilanga as well as inspect ZNS Farms in Chisamba.

The General and his delegation will also travel to Livingstone to view Zambia’s tourism flagship the Victoria Falls and other tourism sites.

General Ahmed is expected to leave Lusaka for Dhaka, Bangladeshi on May 5, 2021.

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