The Lesotho Defence Force (LDF) has appealed to the public to allay fears concerning the presence of their Botswana counterparts in the country.

Speaking in an interview, the LDF Public Affairs Relations Officer, Second Lieutenant Matheanzima Taneso assured the public that the Botswana Defense Force (BDF) Officers have come into the country for training purposes only and nothing else.

He said the training, which is part of the LDF and BDF exchange  programmes, is on driving whereby participants will be equipped with necessary skills on how to drive on highlands routes.

He added that the training is a follow-up to the first, which was also held here in Lesotho in 2004.

The LDF Public Affairs Relations Officer further, mentioned that in 2005 the LDF Officers also went to Botswana to train how to drive on desserts adding that these trainings are intended to enable the Military Officers to intervene during emergency and disaster relief services in the entire  South African Development Community (SADC) region.

SOURCE: LENA