Maseru - Deputy President and SADC Facilitator Cyril Ramaphosa is in Maseru for a working visit as part of his SADC mandate to assist the Kingdom of Lesotho.
The visit is part of preparations for the forthcoming SADC Organ Troika to be held on 28 June 2016 in Gaborone, Botswana.
The meeting is expected to discuss the situation in Lesotho and to be attended by leaders from Botswana, South Africa, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Swaziland and Tanzania.
“During his visit to Lesotho, Deputy President Ramaphosa is expected to hold discussions and consultations with the Prime Minister Phakalitha Mosisili and members of his government, members of the opposition political parties, college of chiefs, Council of Churches of Lesotho and representatives of civil society on progress regarding implementation of recommendations for the constitutional and security sector reforms,” said the Presidency.
Recommendations for constitutional and security sector reforms were adopted by SADC during its Organ Troika meeting in Pretoria on 3 July 2015.
It urged the government of the Kingdom of Lesotho to embark on a process of instituting reforms assisted by the regional body as the basis of a long lasting solution to the political and security challenges facing the Kingdom.
Deputy President Ramaphosa is expected to return to South Africa later today. – SAnews.gov.za
