THE Prime Minister, Mr Kassim Majaliwa, will lead the Tanzanian delegation to the Extraordinary Summit of Southern African Development Community (SADC) Double Troika scheduled to start today in Gaborone, Botswana.
According to a statement issued by the
Prime Minister’s Office in Dar es Salaam, the Premier will represent
President John Magufuli at the summit to be held at Gaborone
International Convention Centre (GICC).
Botswana President Seretse Khama Ian
Khama, who is the current SADC Chairperson, will open the summit which
will discuss the state of security and defence in Lesotho,” reads part
of the statement.
The statement pointed out that the
meeting would be preceded by a meeting of permanent secretaries from the
ministries of foreign affairs, regional integration and international
relations in the 15-member state regional economic grouping.
The meeting will be attended by South
African President and outgoing SADC Troika Chairperson, Mr Jacob Zuma;
and Mozambique President and current SADC Troika Chairperson Jacinto
Felipe Nyusi.
Others are Swaziland King Mswati III,
who is also the Deputy SADC Troika, Zimbabwe President and outgoing SADC
Chairperson, Mr Robert Mugabe.
Mr Majaliwa left Dar es Salaam yesterday
with the delegation of top government officials, including the Minister
of Foreign Affairs, Regional and International Cooperation, Dr
Augustine Mahiga, and the ministry’s Permanent Secretary Ambassador, Dr
Aziz Mlima.
In January, the SADC Double Troika
Summit noted with concern that the Kingdom of Lesotho has not undertaken
the constitutional, public sector and security sector reforms. It
received and endorsed the Report of the Commission of Inquiry, and urged
Lesotho to implement its recommendations.
The Summit urged Lesotho and all
political stakeholders to actively contribute to a conducive environment
to allow the safe return of opposition leaders and members of the
security forces who are in exile.
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