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PRESS RELEASE
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.
26 NOVEMBER 2008 |
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