Zambia President Hakainde has arrived in Mozambique for a three days state visits.

Hakainde Hichilema has confirmed of the development in a statement posted on his official facebook page seen by this publication.

“We have travelled to Mozambique for a state visit at the invitation of our counterpart His Excellency President Filipe Nyusi.

“Zambia and Mozambique enjoy historical ties dating back to our pre-independence period during which our people joined hands in fighting for our freedoms,” wrote Hakainde Hichilema.

He added: “It is now time to further cement our relations through increased trade and investment flows between our countries.

“We keep increasing our exports and imports through the Beira Port of Mozambique into Chanida border of Eastern Province, particularly for commodities such as fertiliser and other agriculture produce.

“We look forward to fruitful engagements and signing of Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in key sectors of our economic cooperation.”

The visit comes at a time Mozambique is faced with a number of challenges as a result of cyclone Freddy which also affected Malawi.