By Cedric Nkungula
President Dr. Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera has left Zimbabwe for Italy and thereafter Germany, where he is expected to hold a series of discussions that will hinge on garnering more support for Malawi’s development agenda.
While in Italy, President Chakwera is expected to hold discussions with Pope Francis and Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Cardinal Secretary of State.
The Malawi leader is also scheduled to meet with heads of various international institutions.
The meetings are designed to further Malawi’s development by seeking additional support and partnerships.
From Italy, Chakwera’s next destination wil be German’s Capital City, Berlin, where he is scheduled to meet with German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier.
While in Berlin, President Chakwera is set to hold bilateral discussions with his Germany counterpart on a wide range of issues, including potential investments in the development of modern vessels for Lake Malawi.
Besides, the President will meet with German government officials, business executives from the Frankfurt Chamber of Commerce, and representatives from a leading German shipping company to explore avenues for enhancing Malawi’s maritime infrastructure-which has been in a state of disrepair for so many years due to negligence by previous political regimes.
