The Southern African Development Community (SADC) has pledged its support and solidarity with Zimbabwe in fighting for the removal of sanctions imposed against the country.
In his message as SADC chairperson President Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa said it is noteworthy that the region has made tremendous progress since 2019 when the 39th SADC Summit of Heads of State and Government designated the 25th of October as the SADC Anti Sanctions Day.
He said SADC Member States have always stood in solidarity with Zimbabwe.
Mnangagwa who is also the President of Zimbabwe pointed out that the Summit decision added impetus to the collective resolve to fight against these illegal measures, which violate the basic human rights of ordinary Zimbabweans.
Read his full statement below:
๐ฆ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ฏ๐ ๐๐ถ๐ ๐๐ ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐น๐น๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ ๐๐ฟ. ๐๐บ๐บ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ฎ๐บ๐ฏ๐๐ฑ๐๐ผ ๐ ๐ป๐ฎ๐ป๐ด๐ฎ๐ด๐๐ฎ, ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐๐ฏ๐น๐ถ๐ฐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ญ๐ถ๐บ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ผ๐ป ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฆ๐๐๐, ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐บ๐ผ๐๐ฎ๐น ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐๐ฏ๐น๐ถ๐ฐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ญ๐ถ๐บ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐๐ฒ, ๐ฎ๐ฑ ๐ข๐ฐ๐๐ผ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ, ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฐ
Today marks a historic occasion, as I make the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Anti-Sanctions address in my capacity as the Chairperson of SADC and the President of the Republic of Zimbabwe.
It is noteworthy that our region has made tremendous progress since 2019 when the 39th SADC Summit of Heads of State and Government designated the 25th of October as the SADC Anti Sanctions Day.
SADC Member States have always stood in solidarity with Zimbabwe.
The Summit decision added impetus to our collective resolve to fight against these illegal measures, which violate the basic human rights of ordinary Zimbabweans.
I wish to echo the unrelenting voices and pleas by the outgoing SADC Chairperson His Excellency, Joรฃo Lourenรงo, President of the Republic of Angola and other past Chairpersons and, indeed, our brothers and sisters in the Region in condemning and calling for the immediate and unconditional lifting of the sanctions.
It is the ordinary people, particularly the vulnerable, who bear the brunt of these heinous and inhumane measures, which also stifle economic and social progress in Zimbabwe.
In solidarity, the SADC community, today, joins Zimbabwe in calling for the immediate and unconditional removal of these unwarranted and cruel sanctions, which violate the basic tenets of international law and the Charter of the United Nations.
Our region enjoys relative peace and stability and continues to work towards achieving a prosperous and integrated region.
We strive to secure a future where all our countries and peoples realise their mutually shared aspirations without leaving anyone and any place behind.
The imposition of sanctions undermines our collective efforts towards regional integration and sustainable development.
As a community, we have to continue working together to ensure that our region remains a beacon of hope and prosperity, for generations to come.
May this message transcend our borders and reach the ears and rattle the conscience of those perpetuating these cruel sanctions.
They must realise the extent of harm their reprehensible actions inflict on the generality of the people of Zimbabwe, on the SADC region, and Africa, at large.
I implore all progressive countries to continue rendering their principled support, to enable Zimbabwe and the SADC region to meaningfully contribute to the socio-economic development of the region and the world.
๐๐๐ฆ ๐๐ซ๐๐๐๐๐๐ก๐๐ฌ ๐๐ฅ. ๐๐ ๐ ๐๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ข๐ก ๐๐๐ ๐๐จ๐๐ญ๐ข ๐ ๐ก๐๐ก๐๐๐๐ช๐, ๐ฃ๐ฅ๐๐ฆ๐๐๐๐ก๐ง ๐ข๐ ๐ง๐๐ ๐ฅ๐๐ฃ๐จ๐๐๐๐ ๐ข๐ ๐ญ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ช๐ ๐๐ก๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ฅ๐ฃ๐๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ข๐ก ๐ข๐ ๐ฆ๐๐๐
๐ฎ๐ฑ ๐ข๐๐ง๐ข๐๐๐ฅ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฐ
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