By Sheminah Nkhoma

Lilongwe, December 10, Mana: President Dr Lazarus Chakwera has returned home after an official visit to the United Arab Emirates(UAE), following an invitation from the President of the UAE, Sheikh Mohammad Bin Zayed Al Nahya.

Upon arrival at Kamuzu International Airport ( KIA) in Lilongwe, President Chakwera said he had a successful trip after tackling a number of issues related to the development of the country including fuel procurement and hoping to start reaping results soon.

He said the discussions undertaken while in UAE will allow significant improvements in addressing fuel shortages and supply challenges in the country.

“I am happy that the discussion went well, we hope to have a Memorandum of Understanding ( MOU) soon so that we can have a stable fuel supply,” said the Malawi leader.

He further added that while in UAE they discussed foreign investment opportunities which the two countries can share.

In UAE President Chakwera had discussions with the President of the country aimed at exploring long-term solutions to Malawi's fuel challenges and other bilateral discussions.

The President participated in numerous discussions with the UAE president on the government-to-government fuel procurement agreement as one way of ensuring steady fuel supply in the country.

He then engaged various UAE government officials including the Chief Executive Officer for the Abu Dhabi Fund for Development on Malawi’s development and investment.

Further, he took advantage of the trip to sell the Agriculture, Tourism and Mining (ATM) strategy.

President Chakwera was welcomed at KIA by Cabinet Ministers, government as well as party officials.