Several new African heads of missions to Sri Lanka pledged the support of their countries for the Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting (CHOGM) taking place in Colombo this year, reported Sri Lankan news sources.
The High Commissioner of Botswana, Lesego Ethel Motsumi, said,
“Definitely Botswana will participate at this meeting as support for Si Lanka and the development of Sri Lanka to the state at which it is now – peaceful with democratic government.”
Several other envoys pledged their country’s support for CHOGM, including the High Commissioners of Botswana, Swaziland, Rwanda, Mauritius and Benin.