Outgoing Zambia’s representative to the African, Caribbean and Pacific-European Union Joint Parliamentary Assembly (ACP-EU JPA), Dr Sebastian C. Kopulande, Member of Parliament for Chembe Constituency has said that if the post Cotonou Agreement was to meet the needs and aspirations of the EU and ACP countries, there was need to embrace multilateralism.  Multilateralism acknowledges the growing importance of interdependence and cooperation in addressing current global challenges such as poverty, underdevelopment, climate change, terrorism and migration.

Speaker of the National Assembly of Zambia, Rt. Hon. Mr Justice Dr Patrick Matibini, SC., FCIArb, BA, MP has thanked the Knesset (Parliament of Israel) for considering Zambia to be the 39th country in the world to join The International Network of Parliamentary Caucuses.  He said this during the launch of the Zambia Israel Allies Parliamentary Caucus at Parliament Buildings on Thursday, 14th March 2019.

The Rt. Hon. Mr Justice Dr Patrick Matibini, SC., FCIArb, BA, MP, Speaker of the National Assembly of Zambia has said that the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) Africa Region is key to the implementation of the African Union’s Agenda 2063 and the universally accepted Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

First Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly of Zambia, Hon Catherine Namugala MP, has said the African Continental Free Trade Area Agreement is a remarkable achievement as evidenced by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) comment that, “at a time when trade is questioned in some parts of the World, African Leaders have taken a bold step in favour of trade and Economic Integration of the Continent”.