Zambian president attended the opening ceremony of Tanzania Zambia railway Memorial Park
2022-08-11
When attending the opening ceremony of the Tanzania Zambia railway Memorial Park on the 10th, Zambian President hichilema said that the Zambian government would work to revitalize the Tanzania Zambia railway and make it an important transport channel for Zambia. Hichlema visited the Tanzania Zambia railway Memorial Park on the same day and laid a wreath to the Chinese personnel who died for the construction of the Tanzania Zambia railway and other projects. In his speech, he thanked tens of thousands of Chinese personnel for going all the way to Africa to build the TAZARA railway, and said that the revitalization of the TAZARA railway is the best memorial to the hero. Hichlema said that Zambia will work closely with China and Tanzania to improve the operation capacity of Tanzania Zambia railway and make it play a more important role in passenger and freight transportation. The Zambian government plans to build the Tanzania Zambia railway Memorial Park into an important tourist attraction to promote the spirit of the Tanzania Zambia railway and revitalize the tourism industry. Du Xiaohui, Chinese ambassador to Zambia, said that it is of great practical significance to revitalize the Tanzania Zambia railway and make it a "road of development", "road of prosperity" and "green road". China is willing to work with Tanzania and Zambia to actively explore commercialization means, so that the Tanzania Zambia railway will be revitalized, become a new highlight and new business card for the high-quality development of the "the Belt and Road" and continue to write a new chapter of China Africa friendship. In the 1960s and 1970s, tens of thousands of Chinese experts and railway workers went to Africa to work hand in hand with the people of Tanzania and Zambia to build the Tanzania Zambia railway that runs through Eastern and central and southern Africa. In the process of assisting Tanzania Zambia railway construction and technical cooperation, a total of 69 Chinese construction aid workers have given their precious lives, of which 18 are sleeping in Zambia. In order to commemorate the heroes and martyrs who died in the construction of the Tanzania Zambia railway and other Sino Zambian cooperation projects, remember the great history of the Chinese and African people sharing weal and woe and fighting side by side, and carry forward the spirit of the Tanzania Zambia railway, the Chinese and Zambian governments have decided to jointly build the Tanzania Zambia railway Memorial Park. Tanzania Zambia railway Memorial Park is located in qionggui District, Lusaka Province, Zambia. It was built by China Civil Engineering Group Co., Ltd. There is a martyr's tomb area in the Memorial Park, where 36 Chinese personnel who died in the construction of Zambia are buried. (news agency)
Edit:He Chuanning Responsible editor:Su Suiyue
Source:Xinhua
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