Namibia and Zambia have pledged to work together to strengthen their bilateral and political relations.
The pledge was made last week during the visit of Zambian President Levy Mwanawasa. The Zambian leader was the guest of President Hifikepunye Pohamba during Namibia's 17^th Independence anniversary celebrations held last week.

Mwanawasa was accompanied by First Lady Maureen Mwanawasa and ministers of mines, communication and transport, home affairs and gender and women affairs.
Mwanawasa and Pohamba held talks on a wide range of bilateral, regional and international issues of common interest.
In a communiqué released at the end of Mwanawasa's visit, the two countries reaffirmed their full commitment to further deepen and broaden these relations for the mutual benefit of their two peoples.
The two Presidents noted the progress made in the implementation of the bilateral cooperation programmes between the two countries in various sectors such as agriculture, mines and energy, education and training, health, local government, trade and investment, environment and tourism, transport and communication, sport and culture, diplomatic cooperation and the legal sector, as agreed upon by the two sides during the  Zambia-Namibia Joint Permanent Commission of Cooperation, held in Lusaka in November last year.