- Title: ZAMBIA: SIR DAVID JAWARA, PREMIER OF GAMBIA ARRIVES IN LUSAKA FOR OFFICIAL VISIT
- Date: 29th August 1969
- Summary: AIRPORT; PRIME MINISTER AND WIFE OFF AIRPORT; GREETED BY KAUNDA; GUARD OF HONOUR; INSPECTION OF GUARD; CHEERING CROWDS; CHILDREN'S BAND AND CHILD DANCERS PERFORM (SOF); GREETED BY NOTABILITIES (NATSOF THROUGHOUT) Initials JPC/VS/JF/ES Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
- Embargoed: 13th September 1969 13:00
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- Location: LUSAKA, ZAMBIA
- Country: Zambia
- Reuters ID: LVADX651LV5W7FGNK2G851P7N3QW
- Story Text: GAMBIAN PRIME MINISTER, SIR DAVID JAWARA, ACCOMPANIED BY HIS WIFE, LADY CHILEL JAWARA, ARRIVED IN ZAMBIA AT THE START OF A 5-DAY OFFICIAL VISIT. PRESIDENT KENNETH KAUNDA AND HIS WIFE WERE AT THE AIRPORT TO GREET THEM.
AFTER INSPECTING THE GUARD OF HONOUR THE PREMIER AND HIS WIFE WERE ENTERTAINED BY A CHILDREN'S BAND, AND A TROUPE OF CHILDREN DANCING.
IN HIS SPEECH OF WELCOME, PRESIDENT KENNETH KAUNDA SAID HE WAS PARTICULARLY PLEASED AS THIS WAS THE FIRST VISIT TO ZAMBIA BY A WEST AFRICAN HEAD OF GOVERNMENT. DR. KAUNDA VISITED GAMBIA EARLIER THIS YEAR DURING A TOUR OF SOME WEST AFRICAN COUNTRIES.
HE PRAISED THE GAMBIAN LEADER FOR HIS FIRM STAND OVER THE SOUTHWEST AFRICAN ISSUE AT THE LONDON MEETING OF COMMONWEALTH PREMIERS IN JANUARY THIS YEAR.
IN REPLAY SIR DAVID SAID VISITS BETWEEN AFRICAN LEADERS WERE IMPORTANT BECAUSE COUNTRIES HAD TO LEARN MORE ABOUT EACH OTHER THAN THEY COULD FROM BOOKS AND NEWSPAPERS.
THE GAMBIAN PREMIER HAS A PACKED PROGRAMME OVER THE 5-DAYS, INCLUDING A VISIT TO THE ZAMBIAN COPPERBELT AND THE VICTORIA FALLS AT LIVINGSTONE.
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