Your Excellency, Robert Gabriel Mugabe, President of the Republic of
Zimbabwe, and Chairperson of SADC, and our Gracious Host,
Your Excellency Jacob Zuma, President of the Republic of South
Africa and Chairperson of the SADC Organ on Politics, Defence and
Security Cooperation,
Your Majesty and Your Excellencies Heads of State and Government,
Your Excellencies First Spouses;
Your Excellency Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, Chairperson of the
African Union Commission,
Honourable Ministers from the SADC Region,
Your Excellency Dr. Carlos Lopes, Executive Secretary of the United
Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA),
Your Excellency Mr. Sindiso Ngwenya, Secretary General of COMESA,
Your Excellency Ambassador Dr. Richard Sezibera, Secretary General
of the East African Community,
Your Excellencies, Members of the Diplomatic Corps,
Partners from the Media;
Ladies and Gentlemen
I am greatly honoured and humbled to take this opportunity to convey SADC’s deep gratitude to His Excellency Robert Gabriel Mugabe, President of the Republic of Zimbabwe, and to the Government and the people of Zimbabwe for their generosity in donating to SADC, premises with developed infrastructure for SADC’s Regional Peacekeeping Training Centre (RPTC).
