President Mnangagwa yesterday held a one-day working
meeting with his Mozambican counterpart Filipe Nyusi in Chimoio, Mozambique,
where they discussed the security situation in Cabo Delgado and parts of
Mozambique’s Manica and Sofala provinces.
There have been disturbances in some parts of Mozambique
where several gruesome acts are being committed by Islamist terrorists.
Further, the two leaders shared information and exchanged
views on the political and economic situation in their two countries, Sadc,
Africa and the world at large.
President Mnangagwa chairs the Sadc Organ on Politics,
Defence and Security while President Nyusi deputises him.
A communiqué released after the meeting noted that the two
leaders pledged to hold the next Joint Permanent Commission on Cooperation once
extraordinary measures arising from the Covid-19 pandemic were over.
“The two Heads of State addressed the security situation in
Cabo Delgado and parts of the provinces of Manica and Sofala where terrorists
and armed groups carry out attacks, murders and destruction of public and
private infrastructure and strongly condemned these acts, which seek to
undermine efforts towards peace and development,” reads part of the communiqué.
Regarding the political, economic and social situation in
the Sadc region, the two leaders welcomed the fact that it remained relatively
calm, but stressed the need for greater cooperation in addressing the
challenges arising from the less favourable macro-economic environment and
appealed to multilateral and other financial partners to continue to support
countries in the region to cope with Covid-19 and its harmful socio-economic
impacts.
On the Covid-19 pandemic, President Mnangagwa and his
counterpart appreciated the efforts to respond to the scourge in both countries
and exchanged information on best practices.
They committed to collaborate through the health and
administrative institutions in both countries in implementation of preventative
and health measures to contain the spread of the Covid-19 virus.
On the issue of illegal sanctions imposed on Zimbabwe, the
two leaders reiterated their call for their immediate removal to enable Harare
to focus on development unimpeded.
Meanwhile, President Mnangagwa returned home yesterday
afternoon. Herald
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