Celebrating Scotland’s links with Malawi

Summary

That this House celebrates the longstanding historic, cultural and civic links between Scotland and Malawi; recognises the important contribution of the Scotland Malawi Partnership, based in Edinburgh, which works closely with its counterpart, the Malawi Scotland Partnership, to coordinate support and strengthen people-to-people connections between the two nations; notes that 3 November 2026 marks the 21st anniversary of the historic cooperation agreement between the Scottish Government and the Republic of Malawi, signed by Scotland’s then First Minister, The Rt Hon. Jack McConnell MSP, and Malawi’s then President, His Excellency Professor Bingu wa Mutharika; acknowledges the agreements role in strengthening cooperation between the two countries and welcomes the fact that today 109,000 Scots and 208,000 Malawians are actively involved in community-led partnerships between the two nations; further notes the cooperation that also exists between the two countries in the fields, of health, education and governance and reaffirms the enduring friendship and shared commitment to cooperation between Scotland and Malawi.

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1. 29 October 2026

   Early Day Motion

   That this House celebrates the longstanding historic, cultural and civic links between Scotland and Malawi; recognises the important contribution of the Scotland Malawi Partnership, based in Edinburgh, which works closely with its counterpart, the Malawi Scotland Partnership, to coordinate support and strengthen people-to-people connections between the two nations; notes that 3 November 2026 marks the 21st anniversary of the historic cooperation agreement between the Scottish Government and the Republic of Malawi, signed by Scotland’s then First Minister, The Rt Hon. Jack McConnell MSP, and Malawi’s then President, His Excellency Professor Bingu wa Mutharika; acknowledges the agreements role in strengthening cooperation between the two countries and welcomes the fact that today 109,000 Scots and 208,000 Malawians are actively involved in community-led partnerships between the two nations; further notes the cooperation that also exists between the two countries in the fields, of health, education and governance and reaffirms the enduring friendship and shared commitment to cooperation between Scotland and Malawi.

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