Japan agreed with Zambia on Tuesday to forgive 70.78 billion yen worth of loans extended to the southern African country by the government-affiliated Japan Bank for International Cooperation.
The debt relief was agreed on during a ceremony in Tokyo attended by visiting Zambian President Levy Mwanawasa and Chief Cabinet Secretary Hiroyuki Hosoda.
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