International Relations and Cooperation Minister, Ronald Lamola, is participating in the two-day meeting of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Council of Ministers in Harare this week.
The meeting, which started on Tuesday takes place ahead of the 44th Ordinary Summit of SADC Heads of State and Government and concludes on August 14. The council consists of ministers from each member state, usually from the ministries of foreign affairs, economic planning or finance, and meets twice a year.
The summit of heads of state will take place under the theme ‘Promoting Innovation to unlock opportunities for sustained economic growth and development towards an Industrialised SADC’.
The SADC Organ Troika Summit will also be held on 16 August. This summit will provide an opportunity for SADC leaders to assess and review progress made in terms of the region’s flagship integration agenda, the Regional Indicative Strategic Development Plan (RISDP) 2020-2030, and to tackle matters relating to peace and security in the region.
During the summit, Zimbabwe will assume the chairpersonship of SADC, taking over from Angola, which has chaired the organisation since the previous summit was held in Luanda in August 2023. – SAnews.gov.za
