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	Mmegi Online :: Merafhe Urges Diplomats To Travel
		Merafhe was speaking at the annual diplomatic reception, which he described as "a symbol of goodwill and friendship" between Botswana and the numerous countries and international organisations represented here.
		He took the opportunity to remind his audience that their primary responsibility was to promote international goodwill and understanding, and urged them to therefore acquaint themselves with the history and culture of the people of their host countries.
		Merafhe observed that there had been a growth in the number of resident diplomatic missions, as well as in the number of envoys accredited to Botswana, in recent years; these positive developments were a tribute to Botswana and a demonstration of a growing level of respect for the country by the international community.
	www.mmegi.bw /2007/March/Monday19/6.php (478 words)

	Mmegi Online :: IOC to honour Merafhe
		The annual award is given under different categories and themes to individuals or organisations that have contributed tremendously to development of sport in their countries.
		BNOC spokesperson Andrew Kamanga said the board decided to submit Merafhe's name because of the contribution that he has made towards the development of sport.
		When reached for comment, Merafhe, who is also the MP for Mahalapye West was delighted that his contribution to sport has finally been recognised.
	www.mmegi.bw /2007/June/Wednesday13/48.php (279 words)

	Praise for Namibia on Kasikili
		Botswana's Minister of Foreign Affairs, General Mompati Merafhe, said in a statement that the two countries have demonstrated political and democratic maturity in the way they jointly dealt with the issue.
		Merafhe described the outcome of the case as "a victory" for the two countries' commitment to the peaceful resolution of disputes.
		Merafhe said his country found it regrettable that the Kasikili-Sedudu dispute had become an obstacle to the strengthening and expanding of relations between the two states.
	www.namibian.com.na /Netstories/December99/praise.html (459 words)

	Merafhe Goes Ballistic \| FirstGlobalSelect
		Minister of Foreign Affairs General Mompati Merafhe went ballistic on Monday while closing the debate on the State of the Nation Address by President Festus Mogae.
		Merafhe was annoyed that Saleshando said Mogae is tired, and is leading a tired party.
		Merafhe added that the issue is not a threat to Botswana diamonds since the demand for the commodity in many Asian and European countries is very high.
	www.firstglobalselect.com /scripts/cgiip.wsc/globalone/htm/news_article.r?vcnews-id=428485 (572 words)

	Southern African leaders sign regional defence pact in Tanzania (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
		Botswana's Foreign Minister, Mompati Merafhe, told AFP in Dar es Salaam that heads of state had signed the defence pact, which calls for a joint regional defence force to deal with conflicts.
		Merafhe said reports of differences between SADC leaders had been exaggerated and that the organisation was speaking with one voice at the summit.
		Merafhe said he could not comment on the attitude of the crowd at the opening event.
	quickstart.clari.net /qs_se/webnews/wed/av/Qafrica-development.RMMy_DaQ.html (657 words)

	Latest News - Republic of Botswana
		Merafhe argued that it was unfair for some countries to continue accusing the region of not doing enough to attend to the political and economic problems in Zimbabwe.
		On the situation in Angola, Merafhe said it was gratifying that peace, the rule of law and democratic governance were, at last, being consolidated in that country.
		Merafhe said Botswana decide to currently withhold its participation in the APRM because it was of the view that it should focus on political rather than economic governance because there were already mechanisms for economic review under the World Bank, International Monetary Fund and the African Development Bank, among others.
	www.gov.bw /cgi-bin/news.cgi?d=20030310&i=Refrain_from_displaying_hostility_to_Zims_-_Merafhe (656 words)

	Guardian \| Commonwealth rebuffs Pakistan
		The group's chairman, the Botswana foreign affairs minister, Mompati Merafhe, said: "The benchmark for Pakistan is the restoration of democracy."
		Mr Merafhe said: "There has been an election but in the final analysis there is no government in place, and we don't know how much of the executive powers currently held by the president are going to be transferred to the elected members of the parliament."
		Pakistan was banned from attending Commonwealth meetings and from participating in the organisation's aid programmes after a military coup in 1999 that brought General Pervez Musharraf to power.
	www.guardian.co.uk /print/0,,4538033-103595,00.html (286 words)

	Welcome banadir.com
		Mompati Merafhe, has expressed government's support for ongoing efforts to restore central authority, peace and stability in Somalia.
		Representatives of various political parties and clans in Somalia, which has been stateless since the 1991 ouster of President Mohammed Siad Barre, recently elected Abdiqasim Salad Hassan as president during a peace conference in Djibouti.
		He added that Somali refugees in Botswana were entirely free to return home once they feel the situation that forced them to seek asylum had been reversed.
	www.banadir.com /botswana.shtml (114 words)

	Botswana Democratic Party - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Currently the party is ridden by factions and observers predict that unless discipline is instilled, the party will split.
		One faction (calling itself Barata-Phathi) is led by Ponatshego Kedikilwe and Secretary General Daniel Kwelagobe, while the dorminant faction (calling itself The A Team) is led by cabinet ministers Jacob Nkate and Mompati Merafhe.
		The A Team was formerly led by President Festus Mogae and His Vice Lt. Ian Khama.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Botswana_Democratic_Party (419 words)

	NewsMine.org - AU agenda too ambitious.txt
		Merafhe said: "We're being asked to run or walk before we can even crawl." The third ordinary session of the AU started yesterday and will end tomorrow.
		Merafhe mentioned some of the issues as the non-aggression pact and common defence pact for Africa.
		Merafhe also said stopping internal conflicts and wars between African countries were some of the most pressing problems for Africa.
	newsmine.org /archive/cabal-elite/international-banking/african-union/AU-agenda-too-ambitious.txt (687 words)

	Botswana denies plot to overthrow Mugabe (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
		"We are outraged by these statements of vilification," said Botswanan foreign minister Mompati Merafhe of the allegations.
		Merafhe said that even if the Americans and the British were planning action to topple Mugabe, it would not be mounted from Botswana.
		The one billion pula (about R2.6bn) Thebephatshwa base was opened in August 1995 by Merafhe, who was then commander of the Botswana Defence Force.
	www.africancrisis.org /ZZZ/ZZZ_News_1110.ASP (363 words)

	Tsekoa, Merafhe Sign Agreement on Technical Cooperation (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
		In his turn, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Botswana, Lieutenant General Mompati Merafhe, said the joint commission was established to identify priority areas of cooperation between the two countries.
		Many countries have the tendency to cooperate on areas of politics and security alone, while the technical and economic cooperation is conducted outside the continent," he said.
		Lieutenant General Merafhe said the two countries agreed to cooperate in areas of education, gender, communications, science and technology, health as well as trade.
	www.lesotho.gov.ls /articles/2004/Tsekoa_Marafhe_Agreement.htm (353 words)

	The Namibian \| Commonwealth concerned about Zimbabwe violence
		Botswana Foreign Minister Mompati Merafhe, chairman of the eight-nation Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group (CMAG), which was set up to uphold democratic principles, said ministers wanted free and fair elections in the African nation.
		Merafhe said ministers had "voiced their concerns over the ongoing violence, loss of life, illegal occupations of property, failure to uphold the rule of law and political intimidation in the run-up to Zimbabwe's parliamentary elections".
		Shortly after he spoke, a report emerged that another supporter of the political opposition to Mugabe had been beaten to death in Zimbabwe late on Monday.
	www.namibian.com.na /Netstories/2000/May/Africa/0078A5194D.html (565 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
		He said it was "too early'' to judge whether democracy had been fully restored.
		Mompati Merafhe, said a significant benchmark would be as to how much of the "executive powers'' now exercised by Gen. Musharraf would be given to the elected government.
		The External Affairs Minister, Yashwant Sinha, who attended the meeting, denied in response to a question later that there were any differences on the issue.
	www.hinduonnet.com /thehindu/thscrip/print.pl?file=2002110207171500.htm&date=2002/11/02/&prd=th& (278 words)

	Botswana overwhelmed by Zimbabwe immigrants (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
		We have no ability nor inclination to dictate to him what to do." Botswanan Foreign Minister Mompati Merafhe was forced last month to deny reports that the Gaborone government was involved in plans to topple Mugabe.
		Botswanan authorities are meanwhile planning to bury 12 unclaimed bodies in a mass grave -- 11 of them illegal Zimbabwean immigrants, the other a Rwandan.
		We understand why our people are saying that Zimbabweans must go." Merafhe on Thursday accused Zimbabwe -- without naming it -- of mounting a "malicious" campaign against Botswana.
	www.africancrisis.org /ZZZ/ZZZ_News_1142.ASP (695 words)

	Outgoing Ambassador Jiang Commended For His Job Well Done
		The Forum on China-Africa Cooperation was also highlighted by the President during their meeting as he said Botswana wished to further enhance the bilateral cooperation through implementation of decisions of the Beijing Summit of the Forum.
		Mompati Merafhe, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, also held talks with Amb.
		Minister Merafhe in his address reviewed some big events in the bilateral relationship during the past two years and paid tribute to Amb.
	bw.china-embassy.org /eng/xwdt/t302405.htm (441 words)

	Fiji Troubles (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
		Announcing the decision Botswana's Foreign Minister Mompati Merafhe said: "Fiji should be suspended from the Councils of the Commonwealth pending the restoration of democracy and the rule of law."
		But before Tuesday's meeting, coup leader George Speight said in a BBC interview that he and his fellow rebels would hold out for as long as necessary to secure their demands.
		Mr Merafhe said that the ministers had had to deal with a very sensitive and complicated situation since hostages were still being held by gunmen.
	www.lookinglassdesign.com /fijicoupmay2000/june2000/606commonwealth-bbc.html (549 words)

	Saturday Nation on the Web
		Gen Merafhe — the founding military chief, a one-time factional leader in the BDP and a contender for the top post when President Ketumile Masire went — told the opposition it was simply incapable of uniting Narc-style.
		He asserted that, unlike Kenya's, Botswana's opposition parties could not unite because they were creatures of splits and were not in their own right original formations.
		What Botswana must learn from Kenya, said he, was that an old established wife can be divorced, especially when she has become insensitive, uncaring, corrupt, incompetent and nepotistic.
	www.nationaudio.com /News/DailyNation/01022003/Comment/Comment010220030.html (804 words)

	The Botswana Guardian: Fearless Reporting
		This position was articulated by the minister of Foreign Affairs, Lt. Gen Mompati Merafhe at the assembly of AU’s heads of states and government in Accra Ghana this week.
		Below is Merafhe’s edited speech at the meeting.
		The decision to hold the Grand Debate is a welcome development, since it affords us the opportunity not only to define our Union, but also to structure a road map towards the achievement of this noble goal.
	www.botswanaguardian.co.bw /264305450321.html (705 words)

	CHRI: Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative
		CMAG adopted its Agenda and unanimously re-elected as Chairman the Hon Lt-General Mompati S. Merafhe, MP, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Botswana, and elected the Hon Alexander Downer, MP, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Australia, as Vice Chairman.
		The Group expressed its appreciation to the Hon Lt-General Mompati S. Merafhe and to the Government and people of Botswana for their kind hospitality and the excellent arrangements made for the meeting
		CMAG welcomed the expanded mandate of the Group adopted by Heads of Government at their meeting in Coolum in March 2002, and agreed that the new measures would be factored into the Group's operations.
	www.humanrightsinitiative.org /advocacy/cmag/cmag19.htm (723 words)

	outlookindia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
		Answering a volley of questions, mostly from Pakistani journalists, McKinnon and Lt Gen Mompati S. Merafhe, MP, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Co-operation of Botswana, asserted that it was too early to make any judgement on restoration of democracy in Pakistan.
		It expressed concern over the "continued promulgation of new laws even after the elections, which follow extra-constitutional measures introduced through the Legal Framework Order 2002." Merafhe said restoration of democracy was the key and "until that finish line is touched there is little that we can do.
		The meeting, chaired by Merafhe, was attended by Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi, Prime Minister of Samoa, Alexander Downer, Foreign Minister of Australia, Fred Mitchell, Foreign Minister of Bahamas, Morshed Khan, Foreign Minister of Bangladesh, Sule Lamido, Foreign Minister of Nigeria and Dr George Bonello Dupuis, High Commissioner of Malta to the UK.
	www.outlookindia.com /pti_print.asp?id=94616 (412 words)

	AEGiS-AFP News: Zimbabwe-SADC: Zimbabwe set to be talking point of SADC-US forum in Maputo - May 8, 2000
		Mogae's Foreign Minister Mompati Merafhe added: "There is violence and loss of life, the illegal occupation of land, we have to express our concern."
		Merafhe was recently appointed chairman of the Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group, which is mainly preoccupied with the crisis in Zimbabwe.
		At a SADC briefing in Gaborone last week, US Special Representative to SADC John Lange also said the United States was closely monitoring events in Zimbabwe.
	www.aegis.com /news/afp/2000/AF000534.html (544 words)

	Washington File
		At a joint press conference with Foreign Minister Mompati Merafhe in Gaborone, Secretary Albright added that as "a frequent participant in United Nations peacekeeping, Botswana has demonstrated a firm commitment to peace.
		FOREIGN MINISTER MERAFHE: The Secretary of State and I discussed a myriad of issues particularly relating to the regional situation, that is, our region.
		We feel very much enriched by the comments that you have made in your introductory remarks and in your very constructive response to the questions that were put to you.
	www.usembassy-israel.org.il /publish/mobile/africa/7.html (2864 words)

	Hellenic Forums Omogenia - YASOU - Hellenism: Greece largest importer of Botswana beef Merafhe
		Speaking during a luncheon he hosted in honour of the new envoys of Greece and the Slovak Republic at Gaborone Sun, Merafhe said Greece is one of the largest importers of Botswana beef.
		He said the structures that have been put in place to promote the beef trade can be used to open new avenues of closer cooperation between the two countries and peoples.
		Minister Merafhe thanked the Slovak Republic for the training opportunities it has availed to Botswana, saying his ministry and other stakeholders are engaged in consultations to see how best they can utilise the scholarships.
	www.omogenia.com /forums/showflat.php?Number=1065&page= (296 words)

	AngolaPress - News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
		Luanda, 03/01 - The visiting Foreign Affairs minister of Botswana, Mompati Merafhe, said Wednesday, in Luanda, that Angola will be in the coming years a great economic power, due to the easiness and speed in which it is developing since the country achieved peace.
		The Tswanese official, who was speaking to the press at the Luanda international airport "4 de Fevereiro" moments before returning to his country, said that he got this impression after visiting several economic undertakings, such as the diamonds lapidary plant.
		According to Mompati Merafhe, the relations between Angola and Botswana have always been excellent, but with the signing of co-operation agreements, these ties have been strengthened and a new way was opened for the development of any activity of common interest.
	www.angolapress-angop.ao /noticia-e.asp?ID=421089 (254 words)

	Mail & Guardian Online:
		Bush earlier said there should be democracy in Zimbabwe to enable the people to advance and the US would continue to speak out on that.
		Merafhe said: "The issue is one of a process of persuasion.
		Merafhe briefed media at the end of talks between Mogae and Bush.
	www.mg.co.za /articledirect.aspx?area=/breaking_news/breaking_news__africa&articleid=24189 (224 words)

	People's Daily Online -- Chinese, Botswana FMs hold talks
		Li made the remark during his talks with Mompati Merafhe, minister of foreign affairs and international cooperation of the Republic of Botswana.
		Li briefed Merafhe on the active measures China has taken to implement the follow-up activities of the second ministerial meeting of the China-Africa Cooperation Forum, saying that the forum will play an important role in deepening Sino-African cooperation.
		Merafhe thanked China for its various kinds of assistance, saying that China was Botswana's most trustworthy friend and the Botswana government would always adhere to the one-China policy and hope for an early reunification.
	english.peopledaily.com.cn /200405/24/eng20040524_144220.html (241 words)

	BBC News \| AFRICA \| Botswana concerned over Zimbabwe crisis
		The foreign minister of Botswana, Mompati Merafhe, has expressed his concern over the worsening political and economic situation in neighbouring Zimbabwe.
		Mr Merafhe said he supported the proposal of the South African president, Thabo Mbeki, for other countries in the region to try to help Zimbabwe.
		Mr Merafhe said this would not involve intervention, but rather collaboration with Zimbabwe in dealing with its economic difficulties.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/world/africa/993695.stm (93 words)

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