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SMART PARTNERSHIPS SHOWING RESULTS, SAYS SWAZILAND ENVOY TO M'SIA
By Choong En Han
KUALA LUMPUR, June 17 (Bernama) -- Smart partnerships have begun to show results in the form of giving the world a helping hand to solve global issues and foster greater peace, says Swaziland High Commissioner to Malaysia Mpumelelo J N Hlophe.
Against a backdrop of soaring commodity prices and mounting tensions between countries and people, he said with a dynamic concept like smart partnership, people could make peace with each other, and perhaps the world would be a much better place to live in.
“In politics, there is no system that is 100 per cent correct as we are all just following ideals, and international relations are to strike a balancebetween everyone.
“In this regard, the smart partnership movement provides a platform to share our experiences and forge win-win strategies,” he told Bernama ahead of the 9th edition of the Langkawi International Dialogue (LID2011) in Putrajaya.
Apart from learning from each other, the other fundamental aspect of smart partnership is inclusiveness that encapsulates everyone and not only a country’s leadership, he said.
“The leadership can dream of anything, but when it comes to implementation, it is still up to the man on the street, otherwise it will just be dreams whipped out of thin air,” he said.
Hlophe said the basis of smart partnership has gone a long way, stemming from the special bond between Malaysia and African countries, since it was part of the Commonwealth Partnership for Technology Management's (CPTM) clarion call.
“One can’t thank our leaders enough for having that vision of the smart partnership which is now paying rich dividends to the special relationship between Asia and Africa,” he said.
He said the LID was a healthy "therapy" for leaderships to come together to forge new strategies and improve on discussions from yesteryears.
Poverty eradication, capacity building, and human capital developments have all along been the talking points of previous LIDs and they have always been on the agenda and no government in the world would want to see their people living in poor and deplorable conditions.
“Whenever there is a problem, everyone would want to solve it quickly. However, we cannot wish our way to solve fundamental problems in the society, but to be sincere in our approach,” he said.
Likening science and technology to the necessities of water and fire for human beings, Hlophe said innovations were important for everyone and not just for a few selected countries.
“It's for humanity and as such, we need to share this crucial information,” he said.
This time around, Swaziland’s delegation for LID2011 comprises the private sector from the country's agriculture, tourism and mining industries will also participate in the business forum at the LID.
“We are going to initiate a Malaysia-Swaziland business workshop after the LID to identify more business opportunities between the two countries," he added.
KUALA LUMPUR, June 17 (Bernama) -- Smart partnerships have begun to show results in the form of giving the world a helping hand to solve global issues and foster greater peace, says Swaziland High Commissioner to Malaysia Mpumelelo J N Hlophe.
Against a backdrop of soaring commodity prices and mounting tensions between countries and people, he said with a dynamic concept like smart partnership, people could make peace with each other, and perhaps the world would be a much better place to live in.
“In politics, there is no system that is 100 per cent correct as we are all just following ideals, and international relations are to strike a balancebetween everyone.
“In this regard, the smart partnership movement provides a platform to share our experiences and forge win-win strategies,” he told Bernama ahead of the 9th edition of the Langkawi International Dialogue (LID2011) in Putrajaya.
Apart from learning from each other, the other fundamental aspect of smart partnership is inclusiveness that encapsulates everyone and not only a country’s leadership, he said.
“The leadership can dream of anything, but when it comes to implementation, it is still up to the man on the street, otherwise it will just be dreams whipped out of thin air,” he said.
Hlophe said the basis of smart partnership has gone a long way, stemming from the special bond between Malaysia and African countries, since it was part of the Commonwealth Partnership for Technology Management's (CPTM) clarion call.
“One can’t thank our leaders enough for having that vision of the smart partnership which is now paying rich dividends to the special relationship between Asia and Africa,” he said.
He said the LID was a healthy "therapy" for leaderships to come together to forge new strategies and improve on discussions from yesteryears.
Poverty eradication, capacity building, and human capital developments have all along been the talking points of previous LIDs and they have always been on the agenda and no government in the world would want to see their people living in poor and deplorable conditions.
“Whenever there is a problem, everyone would want to solve it quickly. However, we cannot wish our way to solve fundamental problems in the society, but to be sincere in our approach,” he said.
Likening science and technology to the necessities of water and fire for human beings, Hlophe said innovations were important for everyone and not just for a few selected countries.
“It's for humanity and as such, we need to share this crucial information,” he said.
This time around, Swaziland’s delegation for LID2011 comprises the private sector from the country's agriculture, tourism and mining industries will also participate in the business forum at the LID.
“We are going to initiate a Malaysia-Swaziland business workshop after the LID to identify more business opportunities between the two countries," he added.
