Honourable Nancy Tembo, M.P., Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Malawi, holding bilateral discussions with Her Excellency Chrysoula Zacharopoulou, Minister of State for Development, Francophonie and International Partnerships of the French Republic, at Capital Hotel, on 14^th December, 2023. Her Excellency Zacharopoulou is the first high-ranking French official to come to Malawi in 20 years. Together, the two ministers signed a France-Malawi Statement of Intent for Cooperation in the Areas of Agriculture and Food Security to guide cooperation in this strategic field.