The Southern African Development Community (SADC) and the European Union (EU) held a Dialogue on Saturday, the 15 March 2025, in Harare, Republic of Zimbabwe.
The meeting discussed issues of mutual interest, including peace and security, human and sustainable development, climate change, environment, trade and investment.
Professor Amon Murwira, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, in Zimbabwe, co-chaired the dialogue with Radosław Sikorski, Minister of Foreign Affairs in Poland.
The progress of the implementation of the SADC-EU Cooperation was also discussed, as well as the 2021-2027 Multiannual Indicative Programme for Sub-Saharan Africa (MIP SSA).
The two parties also celebrated their partnership and the successful implementation of cooperation and financing agreements supporting SADC regional programmes.
The SADC-EU Political Dialogue was launched at the SADC-EU Ministerial Conference in Berlin, Germany, in September 1994, where both parties reaffirmed their determination to reinforce their relationship and to establish a comprehensive dialogue.
The Dialogue was convened in line with a resolution of the SADC-EU Ministerial Dialogue held in March 2013 in Maputo, Mozambique, where both parties agreed that the Senior Officials’ Meeting is to be convened annually whilst the Ministerial Political Dialogue is to be held once every two years, with the hosting role alternating between the EU and SADC regions.
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