Times Of Swaziland: King happy Swazis registering

King happy Swazis registering
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BY MUSA SIMELANE on 21/06/2013 04:15:00


LOZITHA – His Majesty King Mswati III is happy that Swazis are registering for
this year’s elections.
The King said this yesterday during the presentation of credentials by
Ambassadors Christian Mauwly from Switzerland and Serge Segura from France at
Lozitha Palace.
He said, “I am impressed to learn that a number of Swazis stood up to go to
the registration centres, the turnout is encouraging indeed.
“We are happy to see that Swazis, when time for registration arrived,  showed
initiative and supported the system.”
The King said he was sure that during the elections rightly deserved candidates
would be elected to go to Parliament.
The King in his speech of welcoming Ambassador Mauwly said the two countries had
been friends for many years.
He said he was happy that Switzerland was renewing the relations that exist
between Swaziland and the Swiss.
“We are grateful for the support of your country through the Red Cross and
other institutions, in supporting developmental activities of the country,”
said the King.
He said the Red Cross had been helpful in quite a number of disasters that
struck the country in different forms.
He said it was important to develop a country with a strong economy but
unfortunately the country was pulled back due to the economic crisis which
affected many countries in the world.
Expansion
The King noted that economically things were becoming better even though there
was still room for expansion.
He said he trusted that the new ambassador would be visiting different
ministries to see what programmes both countries could do together in order to
realise the  level of development the Swiss have reached.
His Majesty said he trusted that Mauwly would encourage many busi-nesspeople
from Switzerland to explore the opportunities of investments as the country was
in a drive to attract business into Swaziland.
Exchange programmes between the two countries were encouraged by His Majesty and
he said this could help develop skills for Swaziland.
Ambassador Mauwly in his speech said he has come to renew the expression of
friendship between the two countries.
He said both countries have more in common than just a few letters in the
alphabet.
Meanwhile the new France Ambassador Segura invited His Majesty King Mswati III
to a an African Summit to be held in France scheduled for December 6 and 7,
2013.
He said the summit organised by France President Francois Hollande, was a
response to his worry about the security situation of some African states and
population threatened by terrorist groups.