Masisi travels to Zimbabwe on Tuesday

Masisi travels to Zimbabwe on Tuesday PIC. THALEFANG CHARLES
Masisi travels to Zimbabwe on Tuesday PIC. THALEFANG CHARLES

President Mokgweetsi Masisi will on Tuesday embark on his first regional trip since the coronavirus (COVID-19) lockdown to attend the SADC Extraordinary Summit in Harare, Zimbabwe.

According to a statement from the Ministry of International Affairs and Cooperation, Masisi will attend an Extraordinary Summit of Heads of State and Government of the SADC Organ on Politics, Defence, and Security Cooperation (Organ) Troika in his capacity as the incoming Chair of the SADC Organ.

The statement reads: “The Organ is one of the institutions of SADC, and included among its structures, is the Troika which comprises the Chairperson of the Organ, the Incoming Chair who serves as the Deputy Chairperson, and the Outgoing Chairperson. The Organ Troika is responsible for providing policy direction and decision making on regional political, defence, and security issues”.

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