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.
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.
"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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