The Prime Minister Mr. Pakalitha Mosisili left the country on Friday, for Langkawi, Malaysia on official visit.

The Prime Minister will participate at the Smart Partnership Dialogue to be held in Langkawi, Malaysia from Sunday.

The dialogue will embrace three prime themes: Poverty, Human Capital and Capacity building.

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Relations, Mr. Mohlabi Tsekoa said the Langkawi International Dialogue will represent the next phase in the robust emergence of Smart Partnership as an idea that binds nations within an integrated approach to development.

Mr. Tsekoa iterated that the theme for this year seeks to create human capital development, which encompasses practices to develop intellectual capital, skills capital, social capital and entrepreneurial capital for individuals.

'The dialogue will also build on the vigorous success of the previous dialogue held in Maseru in 2005,' he added.

Topics to be discussed include: Smart Partnership Approach and Integrated Development, Networking with Malaysia and Human Capital.

The Prime Minister’s delegation includes the First Lady Mrs. ‘Mathato Mosisili, the Minister of Foreign Affairs Mr. Mohlabi Tsekoa, Minister of Trade and Industry, Cooperative and Marketing Mr. Popane Lebesa and Principal Secretaries from the two ministries.


After the dialogue, the delegation will proceed to Japan where the Prime Minister will officially inaugurate the Lesotho Embassy.

SOURCE: LENA 03/08/2007