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Africa-Press – Botswana. <\/strong><\/span>Visiting Swiss Confederation President Alain Berset has hailed SADC as an important regional bloc worth associating with.<\/b><\/p>\n

President Berset, who paid a courtesy call on the organisation\u2019s executive secretary, Mr Ellias Magosi on Tuesday, recognised SADC\u2019s ideals of economic development, the rule of law, democracy, peace and security and general improvement of Southern African people\u2019s quality of life.<\/p>\n

It was therefore imperative for Switzerland to forge partnerships with SADC to support its development and economic activities.<\/p>\n

Switzerland, he said, was also host to many multilateral organisations that could benefit the bloc.\u201cIn a complicated world such as the one we live in, stronger regional economic communities are very important. We need to grow our bilateral ties with SADC member states to bring SADC closer to Swiss Confederation, we have not been doing enough in that aspect,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Saying SADC\u2019s peace keeping mission, mediation activities and security maintenance efforts were impressive, Mr Berset said they were critical to strengthening the ideals of solving Africa\u2019s problems the African way.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are committed to finding solutions to some of the problems in the SADC region,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

For his part, Mr Magosi said it was vital for SADC to present its priorities to the Swiss Confederation as there was a lot that the country could offer the bloc in terms of reinforcing peace and security.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe cannot achieve economic development and regional integration in an unsafe and unstable environment,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n

Mr Magosi said SADC was exploring possibilities of collaborating with the Swiss Confederation to drive its priorities including industrialisation agenda as well as climate change and economic issues.\u201cThe Swiss are strong on issues of climate change, which we can learn from,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Another focus area, he said, was the development of a decent work policy critical to the creation of a productive labour force.<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – Botswana. Visiting Swiss Confederation President Alain Berset has hailed SADC as an important regional bloc worth associating with. 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