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Africa-Press<\/a> – Zambia<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>Government has rubbished reports that the meeting between President Hakainde Hichilema and US President Joe Biden was cancelled because Vice President Mutale Nalumango snubbed gay rights.<\/p>\n

Chief government spokesperson, Chushi Kasanda said the President was not going US to talk about gay rights.<\/p>\n

Ms. Kasanda clarified in an interview that there was no agreement between Zambia and America that the two Presidents would be meeting to talk about gay rights.<\/p>\n

She said that the cancellation of the meeting between President Hakainde and Joe Biden had nothing to do with gay rights.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere is nothing like that as far as we are concerned as government, we are a Christian nation and on gay rights we shall weigh off, we are not going there for gay rights,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Ms. Kasanda, who is Information and Media minister was reacting to reports that the meeting between US President Joe Biden and President Hakainde Hichilema had been cancelled after Vice President Mutale Nalumango told Parliament that Zambia would not entertain gay rights.<\/p>\n

According to an earlier programme released by the Zambian Mission in Washington, President Hichilema was due to meet President Biden at the White House on Thursday.<\/p>\n

On Saturday, Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Minister Stanley Kakubo confirmed that President Hichilema will not meet President Biden but that he will only meet Vice President Kamala Harris on Tuesday in Washington.- Daily Nation<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Zambia. Government has rubbished reports that the meeting between President Hakainde Hichilema and US President Joe Biden was cancelled because Vice President Mutale Nalumango snubbed gay rights. Chief government spokesperson, Chushi Kasanda said the President was not going US to talk about gay rights. 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