Exchange of Notes concerning the Grant Aid to the Republic of Zambia for the Project for Improvement of Ndola and Kitwe City Roads

January 30, 2009
Japanese

An exchange of notes between Japan and the Republic of Zambia concerning the grant up to 37 million yen for “the Project for Improvement of Ndola and Kitwe City Roads” was took place on January 30 (Fri) in Lusaka, the capital of the Republic of Zambia. The signatories were H.E. Mr. Hideto Mitamura, Ambassador of Japan to the Republic of Zambia, and the Honorable Dr. Situmbeko Musokotwane, Minister of Finance and National Planning of Zambia.
In this Project, the Ministry of Local Government and Housing of Zambia will improve about 24km of roads in total in Ndola and Kitwe City in Copperbelt Province, the center of the country’s mining industry. It is expected that this project will secure traffic safety, reduce transportation cost and time, bolster the competitiveness of the country’s manufactured products, and eventually contribute to invigorating the social and economic activities of Zambia.
Japan announced in the Fourth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD IV) held last May that it would put the priority on infrastructure development, and this project is in line with its policy as road infrastructure is an essential basis for the country’s export industry and economic development in Zambia.

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