President Lazarus Chakwera leaves the country today for New York, the United States (US), to attend the 78th United Nations General Assembly (Unga) but his return date is yet to be communicated.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has announced that Chakwera and First Lady Monica are expected to leave through Kamuzu International Airport in Lilongwe at 4:45pm.
Among several engagements, the Malawi leader is expected to deliver a Malawi national statement on September 21.
“Additionally, the Malawi leader will hold bilateral meetings with other heads of State and Government, heads of international organisations and business leaders, all geared towards mobilising resources for Malawi’s post-cyclone reconstruction and recovery as well as private investment,” a statement the ministry has issued reads.
Chakwera will also address delegates to a UN Sustainable Development Goals Summit Meeting and a Millennium Challenge Compact Meeting on September 18 2023.
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He will also attend an Africa Investment Summit Meeting on September 19 and Democracy Delivers Summit Meeting on September 20.
“Apart from these events, His Excellency the President will himself host the Invest in Malawi Business Summit on 18 September 2023.
“He will also host the Malawi-Partners Conference 2023 on 19 September 2023, at which he will call for international support towards Malawi’s efforts to build economic resilience against future exogenous shocks and keep Malawi on track to become a middle income economy by 2030,” the statement reads.
The ministry has, however, not mentioned the day Chakwera will be back in the country indicating that “details of their return home will be announced in due course”.
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The 78th Session of Unga opened on September 5 but the main general assembly will start from September 19 to 26.
On Monday, government spokesperson Moses Kunkuyu disclosed that Chakwera would travel to New York with a delegation of 35 people.
Among them would be officials from the State House and ministries of Finance, Information, Trade and Health.
