BY MBONO MDLULI
MBABANE – The European Union (EU) has promised to continue to support Eswatini’s prevocational education.
This promise was made by EU Ambassador to Eswatini Her Excellency Dessislava Choumelova yesterday when she paid a courtesy visit to Prime Minister Russell Mmiso Dlamini at Cabinet Offices in Hospital Hill, Mbabane.
The Prime Minister also mentioned this on his Facebook page, after meeting the EU Envoy, that the EU had promised to help the country on to improve its education sector, like it did over the years.
“The EU assured us of continued support on the various initiatives that are ongoing in the country, and further detailed their desire to assist the Kingdom in the area of vocational education in a bid to equip our youth and reduce unemployment,” the Prime Minister said.
The PM said the EU and Eswatini enjoyed a long-standing and cordial partnership dating back to more than 50 years ago. The partnership between the two parties, according to the Premier, focused on poverty reduction and the promotion of sustainable and inclusive growth and development.
He said Eswatini looked forward to the EU assistance, which would be transformational to the lives and livelihood of the youth in the country. The EU, according to Dlamini, further pledged to support initiatives to promote a reading culture in Eswatini.
“They also appreciated the steps we have taken to provide the nation with information through social media and other platforms. We are grateful for this feedback from our diplomatic partners and we will continue to use these platforms to promote transparency in Government,” he said.
