Mozambique President visits Malawi Parliament and Kamuzu Mausoleum

* The Mozambique leader planted a soldier tree within the Parliament grounds as a symbol of friendship and cooperation

* He later laid a wreath at the Kamuzu Mausoleum in honour of Malawi’s first president, the late Dr. Hastings Kamuzu Banda

By Rosalia Kapiri, MANA

After landing at Kamuzu International Airport this morning, President of the Republic of Mozambique, Daniel Francisco Chapo visited the Malawi Parliament and Kamuzu Mausoleum in Lilongwe as part of his two-day official visit to Malawi.

President Chapo was accompanied by Malawi’s Minister of Information and Digitalisation, Moses Kunkuyu, along with other senior government officials and during his visit to National Assembly, the Mozambique leader planted a soldier tree within the Parliament grounds as a symbol of friendship and cooperation.

He later laid a wreath at the Kamuzu Mausoleum in honour of Malawi’s first president, the late Dr. Hastings Kamuzu Banda.

His visit aims to further strengthen the longstanding diplomatic ties between Malawi and Mozambique by holding bilateral talks with President Lazarus Chakwera and the joint launch of the Dedza/Colamue One-Stop Border Post in Dedza District tomorrow.

On arrival, Chapo was welcomed by Vice-President Michael Usi, Minister of Foreign Affairs Nancy Tembo and other high-profile government officials.

The following are highlights in pictures captured by Malawi News Agency (MANA)