Hon.BERNARD MEMBE NEW CHAIRPERSON OF COMMONWEALTH MINISTERIAL ACTION GROUP(CMAG)

Tanzania Foreign Minister Hon. Bernard K Membe (MP) has been elected a new Chairperson of  Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group on the Harare Principles (CMAG) in Colombo, Sri Lanka yesterday.

Hon. Tanzania Foreign Minister Benard Membe, who is a new CMAG Chairperson, in a photo with Ms. Mmasekgoa Masire-Mwamba (left), the Commonwealth Deputy Secretary-General and a representative of the Guyana Foreign Affairs Minister (right)

“We elected you as our new Chairperson because of your strong institutional of knowledge and active mind,” said Hon. Samura M. W. Kamara, Sierra Leone Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation. 

He said that the decision to elect Tanzanian was easy, hoping that Tanzania will continue to spearhead CMAG’s values during his tenure.

The eight group members of CMAG comprised of Commonwealth countries of Cyprus, India, Sri Lanka, Solomon Islands, Pakistan, Guyana, New Zealand and Sierra Leone.  Tanzania sums up the total nine group members of CMAG.

The Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group also elected Hon. Murray McCully, Foreign Minister of New Zealand as a Vice-Chair.

 

 

Foreign Service Officer Mr. Amos Msanjila congratulates Hon. Minister Membe