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9:13 CAT | 27 Apr 2017
BWgovernment / President Nyusi with Stergomena Lawrence Tax
Mozambique President, Mr Filipe Jacinto Nyusi has commended SADC for having played a big role in promoting peace and security in the region.
Speaking during his visit at the SADC headquarters on April 26, Mr Nyusi thanked President Lt General Dr Seretse Khama Ian Khama for a warm welcome to Botswana, adding that Botswana and Mozambique shared a rich history.
He highlighted that he visited Botswana to reinforce the friendship between the two states, more so that President Khama had visited him in 2016.
President Nyusi said during President Khama’s state visit in Mozambique, they discussed economic issues and the need to strengthen peace in the SADC region.
He indicated that during his three-day visit to Botswana, his delegation visited the mining sector to appreciate how diamonds are processed after extraction, where they gathered a lot of information on that.
The visiting President said it was important to disseminate information on the affairs of Mozambique, stating that their political domain was stable as a result of democracy, which was growing at an alarming rate.
“Calmness is prevailing in Mozambique and we are glad, our citizens were fearful that there will be war, but I asked them to be calm,” he said.
He highlighted that due to the heavy rains spreading across the country, agriculture had improved, hence they were expecting food security this year.
President Nyusi congratulated Botswana for implementing the SADC policies, adding that Mozambique stood committed to work and learn from other SADC member states.
Mr Nyusi said together with President Khama, they expressed hope to see Lesotho improve and resolve its instability.
SADC executive secretary, Dr Stergomena Lawrence Tax said President Nyusi’s visit showed his commitment to the SADC regional integration agenda.
She stated that through the guidance of the head of states and governments, SADC had adopted and implemented a number of strategic frameworks and protocols and other legal instruments.
She said these included the SADC Regional Indicative Strategic Development Plan, the Strategic Indicative Plan for the Organ and the SADC Industrialisation Strategy and Roadmap 2015-2063 among others.
Dr Lawrence Tax said over the years since its establishment, SADC had recorded a number of achievements in the area of trade and cross border programmes that included increased intra-regional trade, cross border infrastructure development as well as consolidation of democracy, peace and political stability.
“The sustenance of our achievements and deepening of SADC integration depend on commitment by member states and mainstreaming SADC policies in national policies and plans as well as sustainable financing of SADC programmes,” she said.
She further stated that the SADC secretariat remained committed in serving the region to the realisation of the noble objective of SADC to achieve economic growth, sustainable development, reduce poverty and enhance quality of life.
President Nyusi was also briefed on the status of economic integration on SADC trade Infrastructure Development.
Source: BOPA
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