The Muchinga Provincial administration and Songwe regional administration of Tanzania, have signed a bilateral agreement aimed at allowing a smooth flow of traffic and business transactions at the Nakonde/ Tunduma border.
Muchinga Province Minister Malozo Sichone signed on behalf of Zambia while Brigadier General Nicodemas Mwangela, the Songwe Regional Commissioner, signed for Tanzania.
The agreement puts to an end the six-day protest by the Tanzanian truck drivers who had refused to cross into Zambia, resulting in over 4-hundred fuel tankers and trucks carrying various merchandise to be marooned at Tunduma.
In a meeting held in the Tanzania Revenue Authority boardroom, the parties resolved to abide by the conditions contained in the signed agreement that will be reviewed after four months.
And speaking on the sidelines of the bilateral meeting, Sichone said Zambia and Tanzania have enjoyed peace and cordial relations for many years.
Sichone said he is happy that the differences that had rocked the border, have been sorted out amicably.
He said In-transit vehicles will now be allowed to cross into Zambia.
And Brigadier General Mwangela said Tanzanian citizens have no issues with Zambia that cannot be solved saying this is why they welcomed a Zambian team when it requested for a meeting over the confusion that had erupted.
He called on the Zambian Driver’s Association and the Tanzanian Drivers Association to work together as brothers and sisters.
The Muchinga Provincial administration had sought the intervention of their counterparts in Songwe to help sort out the problem that affected the flow of traffic from Tanzania, resulting in over 4-hundred fuel tankers and other trucks carrying various merchandise being marooned at Tunduma border.
The crossing of fuel tankers into Zambia started yesterday morning while small IT vehicles started crossing late in the afternoon.
-ZANIS