Edgar Lungu

BELGRADE - Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic and Zambian Minister of Foreign Affairs Harry Kalaba agreed in Belgrade on Thursday that the two countries need to strengthen their bilateral ties and build stronger economic relations.

Zambia's government on Oct. 29 announced 77-year-old President Michael Sata had died in London of an unspecified illness, leaving behind questions about who will now lead the copper-rich African nation.
      
"It is with a heavy heart that I announce the passing on of our beloved president," government cabinet secretary Roland Msiska said in an address to the nation.