H.E President Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa has called on Southern African Development Community (SADC) countries to learn from Malawi for conducting a peaceful, transparent and credible presidential fresh elections without international foreign observers.
Text and picture by Andrew Mkonda -Malawi News Agency in Harare, Zimbabwe.
Mnangagwa made the call Wednesday in Harare during a state banquet he hosted for his Malawian counterpart, President Dr Lazarus Chakwera at State House on his two-day official visit to Zimbabwe.
“Let me congratulate Malawi, for the first time for a country in our region possibly on our continent for conducting elections without international observers even from our region, but they were successful, peaceful, credible elections,” he said.
President Mnangagwa then said his government will continue promoting democracy, rule of law and constitutionalism by fostering peace and harmony among the people in his country.
On his part, President Chakwera said his visits to neighboring countries is aimed at promoting bilateral relations and promoting economic activities that these countries have had more especially though agriculture.
“I am looking forward to seeing Zimbabwean business investors venture into partnerships with their Malawian counterparts and take advantage of numerous business opportunities that will be created by African Continental Free Trade Area Agreement,” he said.
The Southern African Development Community is an inter-governmental organization headquartered in Gaborone, Botswana. Its goal is to further socio-economic cooperation and integration as well as political and security cooperation among 16 southern African countries.
Text and picture by Andrew Mkonda -Malawi News Agency in Harare, Zimbabwe.
Mnangagwa made the call Wednesday in Harare during a state banquet he hosted for his Malawian counterpart, President Dr Lazarus Chakwera at State House on his two-day official visit to Zimbabwe.
“Let me congratulate Malawi, for the first time for a country in our region possibly on our continent for conducting elections without international observers even from our region, but they were successful, peaceful, credible elections,” he said.
President Mnangagwa then said his government will continue promoting democracy, rule of law and constitutionalism by fostering peace and harmony among the people in his country.
On his part, President Chakwera said his visits to neighboring countries is aimed at promoting bilateral relations and promoting economic activities that these countries have had more especially though agriculture.
“I am looking forward to seeing Zimbabwean business investors venture into partnerships with their Malawian counterparts and take advantage of numerous business opportunities that will be created by African Continental Free Trade Area Agreement,” he said.
The Southern African Development Community is an inter-governmental organization headquartered in Gaborone, Botswana. Its goal is to further socio-economic cooperation and integration as well as political and security cooperation among 16 southern African countries.