Mwamba urges solution to crime at Malawi border
Mwamba urges solution to crime at Malawi borderBy Selina Nyirenda
Sat 23 June 2012, 13:22 CAT
DEFENCE minister Geoffrey Mwamba has urged Zambia and Malawi to find a permanent solution to reduce cross-border crimes between the two countries. During the official opening and closing of the ninth session of Malawi and Zambia joint permanent commission on defence and security in Lusaka on Thursday, Mwamba said issues of security were of prime importance.
"As we meet for the 9th session of our commission, let us come up with the areas of cooperation and strategies aimed at resolving our common problems which include illegal migration, human trafficking, motor vehicle theft, smuggling of goods and other cross-border crimes," Mwamba said.
Mwamba said the success of the commission depended on the implementation of the resolutions and encouraged the delegates to ensure that the resolutions were implemented.
And Malawian defence minister Ken Kandodo said peace and security was an important ingredient to social and economic development of any nation.
He also appealed to the delegates to ensure that the resolutions arrived at during the meeting were put in practice.
Among the government officials who attended the officiating of the meeting which ended today were home affairs minister Kennedy Sakeni and permanent secretary Maxwell Nkole, Malawian home affairs minister Uladi Mussa, defence secretary Patrick Kachimera.
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