MOZAMBIQUE AND ZAMBIA AGREE ON COMMON BOARDER

Mozambique and Zambia conclude border demarcation > 2012-08-09 14:33:16.727 GMT > > > Aug. 9, 2012 (Xinhua) -- The Mozambican government said the > conclusion of border demarcation with Zambia will prevent > conflicts between the two nations and in the region as a whole. > The Mozambican Television (TVM) said Thursday that the two > sides have just ended their project to check their common > borders, the work started at the end of last year. > > > Quoting Joaquim Bule, spokesperson for a meeting of the > Mozambique-Zambia joint security commission in Mozambican > capital Maputo since Wednesday, the TVM said one border site has > not been resolved because of difficult access. > > He said it is a mountainous zone and border experts from > the two countries could not be able to realize the work. "It is > a 40 km stretch," he told the TVM. The border stretch already > concluded concerns around 192 km. > > The decision to review the border question was taken after > the Mozambican government discovered that many Zambians were > invading Mozambique to have farms, as well as building homes, > thus abandoning their home country. > > This also happens with Malawians, who are accused of having > fields inside Mozambique. > > Bule said that the remaining border stretch with Zambia > will be dealt with later this year. "It is a continuous work, > which we will also do with other neighboring countries," he > said. > The Mozambican government has already concluded border > demarcation with Tanzania and the Comoros. > > Malawi and Tanzania are in a border dispute at the moment, > because Lilongwe has decided to go ahead with its project of gas > and oil prospection on the Lake Malawi. > > According to the government of Tanzania, the project also > covers the Tanzanian side of the lake. Lilongwe argues that > there is no border line between Malawi and Tanzania on the lake. > > Tanzania is demanding a meeting with the Malawian > government to discuss the matter, the demand was rejected by > Malawi. > > Two days ago, the government of Tanzania threatened that it > was ready for war with its neighbor if Lilongwe goes ahead with > its project, usurping the Tanzanian land. > > Copyright 2012 XINHUA NEWS AGENCY > > -0- Aug/09/2012 14:33 GMT >