The Prime Minister, Mr. Pakalitha Mosisili and his delegation arrived in the country on Monday from the three-day Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) which ended in Kampala, Uganda on Sunday.

The delegation comprised of the First Lady, Mrs. 'Mathato Mosisili, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Mohlabi Tsekoa, Government Secretary Mr. Tlohang Sekhamane and Principal Secretary for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Tebello Metsing.

The CHOGM ended with a new agreement ‘Kampala Declaration 2007’ in which leaders reaffirmed their commitment to combat climate change and promote trade, mutual respect and understanding across member states.

The Kampala Declaration highlights the way forward for developing countries and demonstrates that qualitative economic transformation, where issues such as open economies, national development strategies, modernisation and renewal of national infrastructure exist.

The declaration also puts emphasis on the rule of law as a contributory factor to speedy process of transformation.

The theme for this year's meeting was 'Transforming societies,' indicating a clear commitment of commonwealth nations to work for their societies.

The meeting which is held after every two years, aimed at providing a forum for heads of government to discuss issues common to all and agree on collective initiatives and policies.

The CHOGM was preceded by the Youth, Business and Peoples Forum and Foreign Affairs Ministers meeting.

Source: LENA 26/11/2007