LUSAKA, Aug 20 (Reuters) - Zambian President Edgar Lunguwill not meet Vedanta Resources officials on his visitto India this week, his office said on Tuesday, disputing anearlier report from the company of a planned meeting.
The Mumbai-listed firm said earlier on Tuesday that it wouldmeet Lungu and his team for further discussions on its disputedKonkola Copper Mines (KCM) asset.
"The president is expected to meet representatives from 12Zambian-based Indian companies, and KCM, whose majorityshareholder is Vedanta, is not one of them," a state housestatement read.(Reporting by Chris Mfula; Writing by Olivia Kumwenda-Mtambo;Editing by Jan Harvey)