Fri, 11 Aug 2017 10:23:18 +0000 By Oscar Malipenga UNITED Party for National Development (UPND) is hopeful that talks between President Edgar Lungu and its leader Hakainde Hichilema will promote peace, stability and democracy in the country. UPND spokesperson Charles Kakoma said he was hopeful that the agreement between President Lungu and Mr Hichilema to start dialogue would achieve the desired results of a peaceful, stable and democratic Zambia. On Wednesday, Commonwealth secretary-general Ms Patricia Scotland, told a press conference that President Lungu and Mr Hichilema had agreed to a process of dialogue facilitated by and through the use of the Commonwealth, to prepare a roadmap for the 2021 elections. Ms Scotland, who held a series of private talks with both President Lungu and Mr Hichilema, said the two parties have also agreed to move forward from the issues of the 2016 elections for the sake of peace and stability. She said a roadmap of […]
