Online Reporter
Zvamaida Murwira, Senior Reporter
President Mnangagwa and his Botswana counterpart, Advocate Duma Gideon Boko, are expected to preside over the Bi-National Commission between the two countries, during which 10 Memoranda of Agreements (MOUs) will be signed today.
The commission’s session will be preceded by a tete-à-tete meeting between the two leaders at State House, where they will exchange notes on cooperation between the two countries.
There will also be a closed-door session in which deliberations on the agreements will take place before the signing ceremony.
The agreements to be signed include Defence Cooperation and the Training Exchange Programme; Police Cooperation in Combating Livestock Theft and Other Cross-Border Crimes; and Immigration Cooperation.
There will also be cooperation in the field of Prisons and Correctional Services, including an agreement on the transfer of sentenced persons, as well as coordination of Aeronautical Search and Rescue Services.
Other MOUs cover cooperation and assistance in the field of civil aircraft accident and serious incident investigation; cooperation in the promotion of cooperatives; and collaboration in the development of micro, small and medium enterprises.
The list also includes economic, trade and investment promotion, and collaboration in the Museum of African Liberation.
After the signing ceremony, the two leaders are expected to address the media, outlining their reflections on cooperation between the two countries.
