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The United Kingdom Foreign and Commonwealth Office Parliamentary
Under-Secretary of State for Africa and Commonwealth affairs, Baroness
Valerie Amos arrived in the country, on Tuesday 30 July,2002 on a one-day
visit. A press statement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs indicates that
the visit forms part of Baroness Amos's tour in the Southern African region.
On arrival at Moshoeshoe I airport, Baroness Amos met with the Prime
Minister, Mr Pakalitha Mosisili who was departing for Malaysia to attend the
Smart Partnership Dialogue.
She met with the Minister of Finance and Development Planning, Mr Tim
Thahane, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr Mohlabi Tsekoa and the opposition
leader, Major General Metsing Lekhanya at different times and venues. Among
the issues that she discussed during the meetings were the recent successful
election, presence of the opposition within the parliament framework, the
role of Lesotho within the African Union and the New Partnership for
Africa's Development (NEPAD), the United Kingdom's bilateral assistance to
Lesotho and the British response to food crisis.
Baroness Amos's visit is the first one by a British Minister, since that of
lady Chalker in September 1995.
30 July, 2002
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