On the sidelines of the 81st UN General Assembly, Zambia and the US pledged to strengthen a forward-looking partnership aligned with Zambia’s Grow Zambia Agenda and to keep regular diplomatic engagement between Lusaka and Washington.
Zambia and the United States reaffirmed a strategic partnership during meetings at the 81st UN General Assembly in New York.
Both countries committed to deepen cooperation on health, investment, critical minerals and border transparency.
Both sides agreed to maintain close communication and continue engagements in Washington and Lusaka under the Grow Zambia Agenda.
Zambia and the United States used bilateral meetings at the 81st United Nations General Assembly in New York to restate a strategic partnership and to agree on concrete areas for deeper cooperation. The commitment was announced by Zambia's Permanent Mission to the UN through First Secretary for Press and Public Relations Namatama Njekwa.
Who attended and how the meeting was framed
The two governments committed to deepen cooperation in four named areas:
Policy framing and Zambia's approach
Mulambo Haimbe framed these engagements as part of Zambia's economic diplomacy and broader development goals. The meeting was tied explicitly to the Grow Zambia Agenda, Zambia's domestic plan that guides economic policy choices and investment priorities. Haimbe described economic diplomacy as central to that agenda and said Zambia values its partnership with the US.
Follow-up and channels of engagement
Both governments agreed to maintain close communication and to continue engagements in Washington and Lusaka. The statement indicates an intention for ongoing diplomatic and technical follow-up rather than a one-off summit outcome.
Zambia held multiple bilateral meetings during the 81st UNGA session, including with the European Union and new diplomatic partners. The government also used the session to campaign for a seat on the UN Human Rights Council for the 2027–2029 term and to open economic diplomacy channels aligned with the Grow Zambia Agenda.
What this means for readers in Zambia and abroad
The UNGA meetings reaffirmed an existing strategic relationship and produced a compact of priorities — health, investment, critical minerals and border transparency — that both Lusaka and Washington plan to pursue through continued diplomatic engagement linked to Zambia's Grow Zambia Agenda.
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