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Tuesday, December 3, 2019

EU AMBASSADOR TO MALAWI RECALLED FOR UNREVEALED REASONS


By Elwin Mandowa, Lilongwe MALAWI
The European Union (EU) Ambassador to Malawi and Head of Delegation, Sandra Paesen, has been recalled from her tour of duty in the country.
According information sourced by MBC, the EU Head of Delegation has been given 7-days to pack up and head back to the EU headquarters in Brussels, Belgium.
The European Union (EU) Ambassador to Malawi and Head of Delegation, Sandra Paesen, on 16th October 2018, presented her letters of credence to President Peter Mutharika, at Kamuzu Palace in Lilongwe
No reasons have been given by the EU for Paesen early departure and the authorities in Malawi have not yet commented on the matter.
Sandra Paesen presented her letters of credence to His Excellency the President Professor Arthur Peter Mutharika at the Kamuzu Palace on 16th October 2018.
In her remarks, after presenting the credentials to Malawi President Peter Mutharika, Ambassador Paesen said the European Union (EU) will continue implementing strategic priorities of its cooperation with the Malawi Government.
She said her focus is on maintaining and strengthening the good working relationship and cooperation between EU and the Malawi Government, including regular political dialogue on Malawi’s ambitions and regional issues within the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC).
Paesen said her discussion with Mutharika, held in camera, centred on the domestic political agenda, the economy and trade and investment agenda, development cooperation and governance, elections and the EU external investment plan, among other things.
Sandra Paesen was appointed as Head of the EU Delegation from Uganda where she served as the Head of the Political, Press and Information Section in the EU Delegation to Uganda.

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