Malawi President Bingu Wa Mutharika leaves the country on Friday to attend a United Nations International Conference in Doha, Qatar, starting from 29 November to 2 December, APA learnt here Thursday.
The UN International Conference on Finance and Development will review the implementation of commitments Western countries and multilateral financial institutions made in Mexico in 2002 for higher aid and debt relief towards poor countries.
Presidential Press Officer Chikumbutso Mtumodzi said President Mutharika will leave Kamuzu International Airport early Friday for Qatar to attend a follow up international conference which will benefit Malawi as one of the developing nations.
"The conference will among other things review the commitments rich nations made in Mexico in 2002 to consider new approaches to finance development, poverty eradication and achieve sustainable growth to poor nations," he said.
The 2008 Doha Conference will be officially opened by UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon.
Thursday, 27 November 2008
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