BY MBONO MDLULI
MBABANE – Prime Minister Russell Mmiso Dlamini has told Taiwan’s Premier Dr Chien-Jen Chen that Eswatini would continue prioritising the mutually beneficial relations it has with Taiwan.
Dlamini said this yesterday during a courtesy call by the Taiwan’s Premier. Dlamini said the two countries had enjoyed good relations for five and a half decades. Such a relationship had to be kept alive, according to Dlamini.
“Bearing in mind the strong and good relations enjoyed by Eswatini and Taiwan, it has been indeed a pleasant journey of more than five and a half decades – and I am here to tell you that I believe with all my heart that these relations certainly remain a top priority on our side,” Dlamini said.
Dlamini told Premier Chen that for everyone, and above all, for the two brotherly countries, he hoped his visit to Taiwan did not only offer a chance for Eswatini to gain and learn from the spring of goodwill that existed in the vastly developed country – but it also offered another chance to renew the two countries’ commitment to each other.
More often than not, most heads of government have and still continue to be misunderstood for manipulating executive powers to make governments work for them instead of the other way round, according to Dlamini.
“It is in the same capacity and powers held within the offices we both occupy, that I am here to gain from your experience as Taiwan head of government,” he said.
The Prime Minister said the imperative was to serve and work for his government, and to solemnly do so for the collective benefit of his country.
He further mentioned that succeeding generations would hand down their own verdict on how they served in government during their time. How they served and what they did for their governments would have a nationwide significance for their citizens, from both a political standpoint and from the standpoint of humanism.
Dlamini believed that such issued spoke directly to good governance. He said the absence of good governance could be extremely damaging in many ways such as:
- Government’s corrective intervention role, particularly in the maintenance of peace and security,
- As well as the promotion of economic growth and the creation of the wealth needed to confront poverty and improve human development.
Dlamini said it was his solemn belief that if they intended to turn things around for their governments with candor, they had to face the truth – and then go to work.
He then praised the Premier for the successful elections they had in January. He said this showed that Taiwan had one of the most advanced elections the world had ever seen.
He further told the Premier that His Majesty King Mswati III and Her Majesty the Indlovukazi, as well as the entire Eswatini nation wished him well, as he led the Government of Taiwan to achieve its goals.
