King Letsie III has called for long term bilateral relations between Lesotho and Poland in order to strengthen various areas of cooperation to develop the two countries.

The King said this when accepting credentials from the Ambassador Extra-ordinary of Poland to Lesotho, Mr. Adam Bukakowski at the Royal Palace on Thursday.

According to the King, the pair have long standing relations that existed between the two countries for the last 45 years, adding that interaction has been less, thus limiting areas of cooperation.

Therefore, he called the newly appointed Ambassador to ensure strengthening of these relations so that young Basotho can have opportunities to receive education and training in many areas. He also thanked Poland through the European Union that saw Lesotho receiving support during Covid-19 era, hence many lives of Basotho were saved.

In the same note, Ambassador Bukakowski mentioned that both Lesotho and Poland work in achieving common goals that include Sustainable Development Goals (SDG’s) known as Agenda 2030 to fight poverty and hunger among others. He mentioned that the pair still have economic agreement through imports and exports, remarking that during his tenure as the Ambassador of Poland to Lesotho, he will work towards ensuring revival and implementation of this initiative.

He commended all efforts by Lesotho which saw the lives of Basotho being saved during the scourge of Covid-19.

Minister Lesaoana Pitso of Gender, Youth, Sports, Culture, Arts and Social Development, acting on behalf of the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Relations was also present including other officials.