President Uhuru Kenyatta held bilateral talks
on with several leaders who are in the country to attend the ongoing
ninth African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) group of nations Heads of
State Summit at
State House, Nairobi.
The
meetings came shortly after President Kenyatta took over the
chairmanship of the ACP, taking over from Papua New Guinea for a
three-year term.
In the first
meeting, the Kenyan leader held talks with Faustin-Archange Touadera of
the Central African Republic who assured him of his country's support as
he takes over the leadership of the 79-member bloc.
President
Kenyatta and Vice President de Sousa of Angola discussed the
possibility of increasing Kenya Airways flights to Luanda as a way of
deepening trade ties between the two countries.
Responding
to a request by the Angolan VP for Kenya's help in expanding his
country's nascent tourism sector, the president welcomed Angolans to
train in the country's tourism colleges which he termed as "some of the
best training institutions in the world".
The
Ewastini Prime Minister said his country is also focused on benefiting
from Kenya’s centres of excellence especially in agriculture, tourism
and agro-processing.
Prime Minister Ambrose Dlamini said his
government is keen to develop trade and people to people ties with
Kenya, adding that the kingdom welcomes Kenya Airways to start direct
flights to Mbabane.
In his meeting
with the European Union (EU) delegation, President Kenyatta said that
trade agreements between the EU and ACP should be balanced and mutually
beneficial.
On her part, European
Union commissioner Jutta Urpilainen reassured President Kenyatta of the
EU’s continued support in its pursuit of development targets.
She said the EU will continue supporting Kenya to achieve its development aspirations.
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