Africa-Press – Lesotho. In celebration of Europe Day, the Ambassador of the European Union to Lesotho Dr Christian Manahl issued a statement last week talking about the importance of this day and the support that Lesotho receives from these European countries.
“Today we read 70 years since Robert Schuman, the French Foreign Minister who gave a well-known speech, and now we are building a shield on that occasion in celebration of this day.
For the past 70 years, those who were enemies during the two world wars (1914 to 1918 and 1939 to 1945 respectively) who decided to prize misunderstandings built a future, peace, prosperity and to kindle a fire, ”says part of the sentence.
Dr Manahl further commended the government of Lesotho for implementing the travel ban following the closure of non-essential services and shops to reduce the risk of transmission and transmission of the Corona virus. He also slapped the Basotho on the back by complying with the restrictions on movement restrictions as a means of self-preservation.
As a response to the scourge of famine and poor income levels in some Basotho households, Dr Manahl said the united states of Europe and Lesotho were relieved of their burden as they would provide the government with M100 million which the enemy would provide to the government.
expanding financial assistance to vulnerable families. In the meantime, he pointed out that Lesotho has been given M88 million to help people in need and to respond to disasters that are the result of poor performance and mobility.
He said he would seek help from those identified by the National Information System for Social Assistance, which was set up by the government with the help of the European Union.
The European Union (EU) also points out that M1, 2 billion that Lesotho funded by the Global Fund from 2020 to 2022 to fight HIV, malaria and tuberculosis, is half of that amount. European countries and their members.
“Let us not give up but take responsibility for accelerating the spread of COVID-19 (Corona virus) and strive to build the world we seek after this (Corona) disaster,” said Dr Manahl.
He appealed to civil society organizations, politicians, religious leaders, businessmen and the general public to work together to ensure that the recommendations made by the Basotho people in the process of mobilizing re-election ideas are implemented for “Lesotho and wanted by all of us.
On Friday, May 15, the European embassy also held a public hearing on Facebook where people were given the opportunity to ask questions about the activities of the European Union. this treaty of European countries within the country.
Asked what the European Union is doing in Lesotho, Dr Manahl said they were assisting in good governance, in the development of a clean energy supply (such as solar power) and provided technical and financial support.
in the case of re-election. Europe Day is celebrated annually on 5 May by the Council of Europe as the European Union celebrates it on the 9th of the same month. This day is a celebration of European peace and unity.
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