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Malawi President Banda received Elephant Alliance Chairman
June 4, 2013 Morning, President Banda of the Republic of Malawi received Elephant Alliance Chairman Jin Chenglong and entourage at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing. The Assistant to the President, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Minister of Industry/Trade, Minister of Energy and other Malawi officials were also presented. A meeting scheduled for 15 minutes was extended to nearly two hours. After meeting with the president for one-hour, the president made a special arrangement for another hour for Chairman Jin to meet with the Ministers to discuss the detail steps of the signing of the Strategic Cooperation Agreement between Malawi and Elephant Alliance.
President Banda first stated her welcome toward Chairman Jin and his entourage and Chairman Jin expressed his gratefulness to Her Excellency’s reception. Chairman Jin then made an introduction of the members of Elephant Alliance, its business scopes and the cooperation and development plans with Malawi in six areas including two industrial parks - food product and building materials, the establishment of a financial institution, multilateral trades, basic health care, basic education and infrastructure projects.
President Banda said that it was the best meeting she ever had since she left her country. It seemed like Mr. Jin was taking words right from her mouth. At present, the most urgent task of Malawi is to eradicate poverty, create wealth, develop industry and commerce, and create job opportunities. The biggest advantages of Malawian are sincerity and diligence. Malawi is self-sufficient in turn of food right now. But she hopes to triple the production of corns to meet the demands of surrounding countries and to earn more foreign exchange through exports.
Malawi also needs food processing and value adding enterprises including food product and building material industrial park. Malawi President Banda also said that she will start to serve as the president of Southern African Development Community-SADC in August. Elephant Alliance will market the products manufactured at the food product and building material industrial parks constructed by Elephant Alliance to the thirteen member African countries in SADC duty free.
President Mrs. Banda said, what she interests the most is the Elephant Alliance’s plans of basic education, vocational training, and medical service. These plans not only serve the needs of EA industrial parks but also help to raise the level of educational and medical services in Malawi.
The president said the two biggest achievements in her whole life are first, created ways to lend money to the poor people, and second developed education services in Malawi. She then said that the death rate of pregnant women in Malawi is high and it was mainly because of the lack of education. She hoped the cooperation with Elephant Alliance could be progressed as soon as possible. Meanwhile, she requested every minister presented do their best assisting Elephant Alliance to carry out the cooperation plans.
Chairman Mr. Jin Chenglong said that, he quite appreciated the frank introduction by the distinguished president, and strongly believed the people of Malawi will firmly support the national development plans of the president. What moved him the most was that her Excellency the president takes care of her country and people like their mother. He believed that both sides will have successful cooperation in the near future.
Both parties reached cooperation intention on several issues before the end of the meeting. President Banda specially arranged the ministers to stay and discuss with Elephant Alliance about details of the signing of the Cooperation Agreemen.
President Banda of Malawi (Left) took a picture with Chairman Jin Chenglong of Elephant Alliance at Diaoyutai State Guesthouse.
Chairman Jin Chenglong introduced the Elephant Alliance team to President Banda.
Chairman Jin explained to President Banda the cooperation and development plans between Elephant Alliance and Malawi.
President Banda listened carefully and took notes of Chairman Jin Chengelong’s introduction of the cooperation and development plan between Malawi and Elephant Alliance.
President Banda and Chairman Jin had free conversation about Malawi’s current situation and the intended cooperation direction.
President Banda and her special assistant, accompanying ministers are at the meeting with Elephant Alliance team.
Special Assistant to the president arranged the meeting with ministers after the one with president.
President Banda (Middle), Special Assistant to the president and ministers had photos taken.
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