President Mnangagwa is certain that dialogue will provide eastern DR Congo with long-term peace and stability

Emmerson Mnangagwa, the president of Zimbabwe and the chairperson of the Southern African Development Community (SADC), has expressed confidence that the current conversation between SADC and the Eastern African Community (EAC) will result in lasting peace and security in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo.

At a late New Year’s reception at State House in Harare on Friday, Mnangawa addressed heads of foreign missions and international organizations accredited to Zimbabwe that discussion is the key to a long-term solution to the issues facing eastern DR Congo.

As a solution to long-term peace and security in the area, Mnangagwa told ambassadors, “We continue to call for an immediate ceasefire and the cessation of hostilities as well as the pursuit of dialogue.”

He declared that Zimbabwe was willing to engage in constructive engagement with all countries.

In order to pursue the possibility of conversation in coordination with the EAC, SADC ended its mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and backed the African Union.

After failing to prevent the Alliance fleuve Congo (AFC/M23) rebels from capturing important area in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, the South African-led SADC forces submitted.

The Congolese army alliance, which included hundreds of European mercenaries, Rwandan genocidal militias known as the FDLR, Congolese ethnic militias known as the Wazalendo, Burundian armed forces, and UN peacekeepers, included SADC troops from South Africa, Tanzania, and Malawi.

At the belated New Year’s reception for heads of diplomatic missions, Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa was joined by Rwanda Ambassador to Zimbabwe James Musoni, the Dean of the Diplomatic Corps in Zimbabwe.

Remaining members of the masterminds of the 1994 Rwandan Genocide against the Tutsi established the FDLR, a terrorist group located in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It intends to reenter Rwanda with force and carry out its homicidal program.

At a meeting between SADC and the AFC/M23 in Goma, the capital of North Kivu Province, which the rebels captured on January 27, an agreement was struck on Friday, March 28, to evacuate the troops that had surrendered in January.

A settlement that guarantees a truce, the end of hostilities, and the evacuation of SADC soldiers was reached at the end of the summit.

Mnagagwa informed ambassadors assigned to Harare that cultivating a culture of productive discourse on the global scene is essential to addressing a wide range of urgent global issues and settling disputes peacefully.

In line with the engagement and re-engagement foreign strategy, Zimbabwe, he said, has persisted in portraying itself as a friend to all and an enemy to none.

“Reactive policies that take advantage of opportunities and manage divergence have been implemented as part of my government’s engagement and re-engagement foreign policy focus. Without a doubt, the continued interactions have paved the way for future collaborations and alliances,” Mnanagwa stated.

As we ingrain a dialogue-oriented culture within our frameworks for international relations collaboration, let’s work together to accomplish more. Your citizens are invited to invest in our mining industry; we are open for business. Furthermore, we are committed to collaborating with our neighbors and investors to develop and modernize the North-South Corridor in order to improve global supply chains and logistics, taking use of our advantageous central location in the southern region.

As he rallied support for Zimbabwe’s candidacy for a non-permanent membership on the UN Security Council, Mnangagwa declared Zimbabwe’s commitment to preserving multilateralism and the UN Charter’s tenets.

Our interactions should always be guided by the values of equality and consideration for one another’s interests. He declared, “There are no big or small nations.”

Amb. James Musoni, Rwanda’s ambassador to Zimbabwe and the dean of the diplomatic corps, declared that they would keep supporting President Mnangagwa.

With the words, “Your Excellency, we take this opportunity to extend our warmest congratulations to you and the people of Zimbabwe in general for assumption of the Chairmanship of SADC,” Musoni congratulated Mnangagwa on Zimbabwe’s appointment as the SADC head. 

“Zimbabwe’s steadfast dedication to regional integration, economic expansion, and sustainable development is acknowledged by this distinguished position. We are sure that SADC will keep working toward its goals of peace, security, and economic success for all of its member nations under Zimbabwe’s direction.

The former sports minister of Zimbabwe was congratulated by the diplomatic corps dean on his election as the International Olympic Committee’s president.

The election of Honorable Kirsty Coventry as the first female president of the worldwide Olympic Committee (IOC) is a monument to Zimbabwe’s multilateralism and worldwide participation, and we would like to congratulate you once more, Your Excellency. Musoni declared, “This victory will not only raise the flag of Zimbabwe but also of Africa in general.”