President Nyusi returns from Switzerland: The world is paying attention to Mozambique’s actions

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President Nyusi returns from Switzerland: The world is paying attention to Mozambique’s actions

2:24 CAT | 02 Mar 2018

Notícias

President Filipe Jacinto Nyusi said that his visit to Switzerland revealed that the world was aware of what Mozambique and its people did, citing examples such as the fight against corruption and decentralisation.

The head of state was speaking just after landing at Maputo International Airport on his return from a four-day trip to Europe, marked by the award of a Doctorate Honoris Causa among other things.

The doctorate was granted by the Geneva School of Diplomacy and International Relations on Tuesday in recognition of the president’s efforts to achieve lasting peace in Mozambique, as embodied in the consensus agreement reached through political dialogue with the Renamo leader, Afonso Dhlakama.

Addressing members of government and the crowd that came to the airport to greet him, President Nyusi dedicated his honorary doctorate to the Mozambican people.

“This diploma is yours, so I say that we are giving your diploma back to you. It belongs to the Mozambican people, for what it tells me to do. I went to receive it on your behalf. So let us keep it,” Nyusi said.

Nyusi compared peace to a crystal glass – very fragile, and something everyone had to look after carefully. “We have to take care of it every day,” he said.

President Nyusi said his meetings in Switzerland were beneficial because, for the first time, the two countries has signed a framework agreement that formalised relations in the economic, social, diplomatic and political fields.

Nyusi divided his visit to Switzerland into two parts. The first comprised meetings with international Geneva-based institutions such as the World Health Organisation, the World Trade Organisation, the International Organisation of Migration and his meeting with UN Secretary-General António Guterres. The second had to do with meetings with government authorities in Bern, the political capital of Switzerland.

He also referred to his meeting with the Mozambican community in Geneva, which he characterised as a learning opportunity, as attendants presented their concerns and their mode of life, characterised by “3Ps”: Patriotism, Professionalism and Prosperity.

He added that Mozambican citizens living in Switzerland were aware of the problems that Mozambique faced, including illegal logging, poor service in hospitals and the need for education, among others.

Source: Notícias