Zambian President Edgar Lungu says that his country has a lot to teach the rest of the world regarding peace and the handling of refugees, local media in the Southern African country report.
Lungu said this before he left the capital Lusaka for the United States to attend the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York.
Having just been inaugurated for a new five-year term in office, the president said he would like to get an opportunity to address the assembly, saying he would use the chance to showcase Zambia’s record of peace and acceptance of citizens from outside the country.
“Zambia has been having this problem for years now and we know what it means to have peace and we know what it means to be a refugee. So I think for us we will be teaching them [Europe] what it means to be at peace and the consequences which flow as a result of chaos,” Lungu was quoted as saying.
The 59-year-old’s inauguration was held in the Chinese-built stadium in Lusaka, with regional dignitaries, including President Roibert Mugabe of neighbouring Zimbabwe, in attendance.
