Published by the government of Zimbabwe
31 October 2009
Harare — The Democratic Republic of the Congo President and Sadc chairman Joseph Kabila is expected in the country early next week on a state visit.
In an interview with The Herald on Thursday, DRC ambassador to Zimbabwe Mr Mawampanga Mwana Nanga confirmed the visit.
Ambassador Mwana Nanga said President Kabila's visit had nothing to do with MDC-T's disengagement from the inclusive Government.
"He told President Mugabe at the Sadc summit held in Kinshasa that it had been long since he last came to Zimbabwe and said he was coming," he said.
Ambassador Mwana Nanga said President Kabila reiterated the pledge when Prime Minister Tsvangirai visited DRC to garner support for his partial disengagement from the inclusive Government.
"Then when Prime Minister Tsvangirai visited DRC, President Kabila told him that what he was going through was 10 times less than what he had gone through."
President Kabila and his late father Laurent Desire Kabila fought a protracted battle against rebels that wanted to topple the Government.
He said President Kabila also told PM Tsvangirai that he was coming to Zimbabwe.
"He said he would be coming to Zimbabwe to share his experiences with our brothers on running an inclusive Government," Ambassador Mawapanga said.
Asked when exactly President Kabila was coming to Zimbabwe, he said early next week.
Ambassador Mwana Nanga was among Sadc ambassadors who met the representatives of the Sadc Organ on Politics, Defence and Security on Thursday in Harare.
The Troika is in Harare assessing the implementation of the GPA.
Ambassador Mwana Nanga equated the current misunderstanding between Zanu-PF and the MDC-T to "marital squabbles" bound to be solved through dialogue.
Zimbabwe and the DRC enjoy good relations dating back to the days when the late President Laurent Kabila was in power.
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