Foreign Affairs responds

HE Lieutenant General Seretse Khama Ian Khama, President of the Republic of Botswana, went to Zambia to attend the funeral of the late HE Levy P. Mwanawasa, President of the Republic of Zambia and to extend condolences and sympathy to Maureen Mwanawasa and family, the Government and people of Zambia. The people of Botswana understand the need to respect the memory of the departed President of Zambia. In this respect, it is inappropriate to introduce debates about the situation in Zimbabwe into the funeral of a man the nation of Botswana admired and respected.
 
Clifford Maribe
Ministry of foreign Affairs and International Cooperation