Hon.
Bernard K. Membe (MP), Minister for Foreign Affairs and International
Co-operation officially submits a Joint Letter Application to the
Chairperson of the Forum, retired President Joaquim Chissano, who is
also the former President of the Republic of Mozambique. The Joint
Letter of Application is submitted on behalf of H.E. Jakaya Mrisho
Kikwete, President of the United Republic of Tanzania as the joint
spirit effort to find solution to the Lake Nyasa border dispute between
Tanzania and Malawi.
Hon. Ephraim Chiume, Minister for Foreign Affairs in the Republic of Malawi officially submits a Joint Letter Application to the
Chairperson of the Forum, retired President Joaquim Chissano, who is
also the former President of the Republic of Mozambique. The Joint
Letter of Application is submitted on behalf of H.E. Joyce Banda,
President of the Republic of Malawi as a joint spirit effort to find
solution to the Lake Nyasa border dispute between Tanzania and Malawi.
Hon. Bernard K. Membe (MP), Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Co-operation, (seated - center),
signs a Joint Letter of Application on behalf of President Jakaya
Mrisho Kikwete, President of the United Republic of Tanzania, seeking
mediation of the Lake Nyasa border dispute with Malawi. Witnessing the
ocassion is Judge Frederick Werema (left), Attorney General, H.E. Shamim Nyanduga (right), Ambassador of the United Republic of Tanzania to the Republic of Mozambique and Mr. Abdallah Mtibora (standing), Legal Service Officer in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
The
Joint Letter was submitted to the Forum of the Former African Heads of
State and Government on behalf of the United Republic of Tanzania's
President Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete and the Republic of Malawi's President
Joyce Banda. Accepting the Joint Letter was the Chairperson of the
Forum, retired President Joaquim Chissano, who is also the former
President of the Republic of Mozambique. The joint effort is to seek
mediation in the latter to resolve the historical Lake Nyasa border
dispute.
Hon. Ephraim Chiume, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Malawi (2nd left), signs
the Joint Letter of Application seeking mediation of the Lake Nyasa
border dispute with Tanzania, while the Malawi Attorney General Anthony
Kamanga (2nd right) witnessing the occasion, together with two Legal Service Officers from the Malawi Government.
Chairperson of the Forum of Former African Heads of State and Government, retired President Joaquim Chissano, reviewing the Joint Letter of Application submitted by both Tanzania and Malawi in the spirit effort to find solution to the Lake Nyasa border dispute between Tanzania and Malawi.
Hon. Bernard K. Membe (MP) (3rd left) relaying Tanzania position in respect to the Lake Nyasa border dispute to the retired President Chissano (right). Listening on are Ambassador Nyanduga (left and Attorney General Werema (2nd left).
Tanzania Foreign Minister Bernard K. Membe (left) speaking to the
Chairperson of the Forum, retired President Joaquim Chissano, who is
also the former President of the Republic of Mozambique.
Hon. Membe (2nd left), presents Joint Letter of Application to retired President Joaquim Chissano, Chairperson of the Forum of Former African Heads of State and Government, before members of the press (not in the photo). Others in the photo are Judge Frederick Werema (left), Attorney General of Tanzania, Hon. Chiume (2nd right), Minister for Foreign Affairs in Malawi and Mr. Anthony Kamanga (right), Attorney General of Malawi.
Hon. Chiume (right), presents Joint Letter of Application to retired President Joaquim Chissano, Chairperson of the Forum of Former African Heads of State and Government, before members of the press (not in the photo). Left is Hon. Bernard K. Membe, Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Co-operation in the United Republic of Tanzania.
Retired
Mozambique President Joaquim Chissano, who is also a Chairperson of the
Forum of Former African Heads of State and Government addresses members
of the press, accepting the task at hand given to the Forum to mediate
the Lake Nyasa border dispute between Tanzania and Malawi. Listening on
are Hon. Bernard K. Membe (MP) (left), Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Co-operation in Tanzania and Hon. Ephraim Chiume (right), Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Malawi.
Retired President Joaquim Chissano (center)
in group photo with Hon. Bernard K. Membe (MP), Minister for Foreign
Affairs and International Co-operation on behalf of President Jakaya
Mrisho Kikwete of Tanzania and Hon. Ephraim Chiume (right), Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Malawi on behalf of President Joyce Banda of Malawi.-
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Tanzania
and Malawi yesterday officially presented their Joint Letter of
Application before the Forum of Former African Heads of State and
Government in the spirit effort to find solution to the Lake Nyasa
border dispute.
The
Joint Letter was submitted to the Chairperson of the Forum, retired
President Joaquim Chissano on behalf of the United Republic of
Tanzania's President Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete and the Republic of Malawi's
President Joyce Banda. President Chissano a former President of the Republic of Mozambique.
Leading
the Tanzania delegation, Hon. Bernard K. Membe (MP), Minister for
Foreign Affairs and International Co-operation said that the Forum is
expected to review and evaluate any and all proposed argument papers
from both countries and issue a suitable recommendation.
On
his part, President Chissano said that he was humbled by the solidarity
spirit showed by both countries in finding a lasting solution to the
long history border dispute.The
two countries have been in ongoing negotiations for two years over the
Lake Nyasa border dispute without any formidable solution.
"We
have now decided to appeal to the African Forum of Former Heads of
State and Government to mediate the matter and find amicable solution.
We are jointly requesting that the mediation team should be conformed of
former democratically elected Leaders originating from the Southern
Africa Development Community (SADC)," said Hon. Membe.
Hon.
Ephraim Chiume, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Malawi
also asserted that both countries have expressly requested that the
Forum’s former Leaders that derived from Tanzania and Malawi should
therefore be excluded in mediating this border dispute due to their
immediate conflict of interest. Said
former Leaders are President Ali Hassan Mwinyi (Tanzania), former
President Benjamin W. Mkapa (Tanzania) and former President Bakili
Muluzi (Malawi).
For
Tanzania, Judge Frederick Werema, Attorney General, H.E. Shamim
Nyanduga, Ambassador of the United Republic of Tanzania and members of
press from Tanzania were all present during the occasion. For
Malawi, the delegation was led by Hon. Ephraim Chiume, Minister for
Foreign Affairs, Mr. Anthony Kamanga, Attorney General and other legal
service officers from the Malawi Government.
The
Forum is expected to work on the matter for a period of four months or
more starting January 2013, in an effort to find amicable solution to
the Lake Nyasa border dispute.
By
TAGIE DAISY MWAKAWAGO,
Maputo, Mozambique
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