STATEMENT BY HONORABLE NETUMBO NANDI - NDAITWAH ON THE OCCASION OF THE LAUNCH OF THE DR THEO-BEN GURIRAB LECTURE SERIES 31 JULY 2017

The question might be asked, why the Lecture Series? In answering, our President, Namibia's Chief Diplomat will elaborate further on that. Let me however mention that, following the Foreign Policy Review Conference held from 25 - 29 July 2016, and taking into account the over subscription of all the workshops held then, the overarching interest of the general public, especially the youth and academia in global events and how they impact on our domestic policies,...

STATEMENT BY HIS EXCELLENCY, DR. HAGE G. GEINGOB, PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF NAMIBIA, AT THE LAUNCH OF THE DR THEO-BEN GURIRAB LECTURE SERIES, 31 JULY 2017

Human beings have been practicing diplomacy for centuries. Since the formation of the first city-states, diplomacy has played its role as one of the defining elements of a state. It is therefore paramount, that every nation positions itself in the global arena, through defining and applying its foreign policy, which will guide its activities and relationships in interacting with other states.

BRIEFING TO MEMBERS OF THE DIPLOMATIC CORPS, BY HONOURABLE NETUMBO NANDI-NDAITWAH, DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER AND MINISTER OF INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS AND COOPERATION, 31 JULY 2017

I take this opportunity to once again welcome you all, to this briefing Session for the Diplomatic Corps. I particularly give a special welcome to the new members of our diplomatic family. We are already at the end of the seventh month and it has indeed been an eventful first half of the year.

STATEMENT BY THE HON. NETUMBO NANDI - NDAITWAH, MP, PRIME MINISTER AND MINISTER OF INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS AND COOPERATION OF THE REPUBLIC OF NAMIBIA, AT THE OPENING OF THE NAMIBIA - EUROPEAN UNION POLITICAL DIALOGUE, 13 JULY 2017

It gives me great pleasure to welcome you to this important political dialogue Namibia the EU. I am delighted to have this opportunity to exchange views with you in the spirit of the Cotonou Partnership Agreement that continues to be an excellent umbrella framework for promoting mutually beneficial relations between the African, Caribbean and Pacific countries and the European Union. The agenda items before us are a clear reflection of the importance we all attach to the EU – Namibia relations and cooperation.

MOTIVATION STATEMENT BY HON. NETUMBO NANDI-NDAITWAH, DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER AND MINISTER OF INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS AND COOPERATION, TO INTRODUCE THE POLICY ON INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS AND COOPERATION TO THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY, 11TH JULY 2017

As indicated in my statement introducing the Budget for Vote 07, I now have the honor to table and introduce the outcome of the Foreign Policy Review Conference held July last year. This outcome document was made possible by the foundation laid in the White Paper on Namibia’s Foreign Policy and Diplomacy Management, adopted by Parliament in 2004.

PRESS STATEMENT BY HON. NETUMBO NANDI-NDAITWAH, DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER ON THE OCCASION OF OFFICIAL VISIT TO THE PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA, 12 APRIL 2017

I am pleased to be in Beijing today on the invitation of His Excellency Wang Yi, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Peoples Republic of China. Beijing is a city close to my heart as I spent a considerable amount of time here in Beijing in September 1995 to work on during the historic Conference on Women which adopted the Beijing Platform for Action for Equality, Development and Peace.

BUDGET SPEECH VOTE 07 FOR THE 2017/2018 FINANCIAL YEAR BY HON. NETUMBO NANDI-NDAITWAH, MP , DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER AND MINISTER, 6 APRIL 2017, NATIONAL ASSEMBLY

A number of developments took place since I presented to this August House the 2016/2017 budget of the Ministry of International Relations and Cooperation. Last year in July, the Ministry of International Relations and Cooperation convened the Foreign Policy Review Conference. I take this opportunity to express our gratitude to you Honourable members, for your support, active participation and contribution. Some of you Honourable members were resource persons at the said conference. The discussions at that conference were enriching and enlightening. The outcome document will soon be tabled before Parliament and I shall speak at length on this issue then.