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PM LEADS
LESOTHO DELEGATION TO QATAR |
PRESS
RELEASE 26 NOVEMBER 2008
The Right Honourable the Prime Minister Mr. Pakalitha
Mosisili will lead the Lesotho Delegation to the Follow-Up
International Conference on Financing for Development to
Review the Implementation of the Monterrey Consensus. The
Conference will be held in Doha, Qatar and will run from
November 29 through December 2, 2008.
The Conference will among other things, assess progress made
since 2002 when Heads of State and Government adopted the
Monterrey Consensus in Mexico during the first International
Conference on Financing for Development, including
identifying new challenges facing developing countries and
suggesting actions and initiatives to combat them.
Deliberations through Plenary Meetings and Interactive
Multi-Stakeholder Round Tables will focus on the following
themes of the Monterrey Consensus:
- Mobilizing
domestic financial resources for development:
- Mobilizing
international resources for development: Foreign Direct
Investment and other private flows;
-
International Trade as an engine for Development;
- Increasing
international financial and technical cooperation for
development;
- External
debt; and
- Enhancing
the monetary, finance and trading system in support of
development.
The other
members of the delegation are:
- Minister
or Foreign Affairs Hon. M. Tsekoa;
- Minister
of Finance Dr T. Thahane;
- Minister
of Trade Hon. P. Lebesa;
- SPS PM’s
Office Mrs M. Seitlheko;
- PS Foreign
Mr T. Metsing;
- Lesotho
Ambassador to Egypt H.E. Mr T. Khasipe;
- Acting PS
Trade Ms M. Qoane;
and some relevant senior government officials.
Source: Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International
Relations |
