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Table of Contents
AMBASSADOR`S FOREWORD ......................................................................................................................... 3
1. EMBASSY TEAM ..................................................................................................................................... 4
2. STRENGTHNING DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS .................................................................................... 5
2.1 Presentation of Credentials in Ireland .............................................................................................. 5
2.2 Presentation of Credentials in Finland ............................................................................................. 7
2.3 Presentation of Credentials in Norway ............................................................................................. 8
2.4 Presentation of Credentials in Denmark ........................................................................................... 9
2.5 Presentation of Credentials in Sweden ........................................................................................... 10
2.6 Courtesy Call on the Vice President of the Norwegian Parliament, .............................................. 11
Mr Dagfinn Høybråte ............................................................................................................................... 11
2.7 African Ambassadors visit the Dáil Éireann (Irish Parliament) ..................................................... 11
3. SUSTAINING INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE ................................................. 12
3.1 Meeting with the Ambassador of Cyprus to Ireland ...................................................................... 12
3.2 Honourable Minister of Finance and Development Planning meets the new Irish Government and
Irish businesses ......................................................................................................................................... 13
3.3 Honourable Minister of Health and Social Welfare attends a Conference in Ireland .................. 14
3.4 Engaging with the Non-Governmental Organisations supporting development in Lesotho ......... 16
4. CONTRIBUTING TO EDUCATION AND SKILLS DEVELOPMENT .................................... 17
4.1 Action Ireland Trust implements a programme in Lesotho. .......................................................... 17
4.2 Ambassador’s visit to Our Lady of Mercy Community School in Bantry, Co.Cork ..................... 21
4.3 Ambassador’s visit to Regina Mundi College, Cork City .............................................................. 23
4.4 Ambassador’s visit to Schull Community School, Cork. ............................................................... 25
4.5 Ambassador’s visit to Clongowes Wood College. ......................................................................... 27
4.6 Visit to Gaelscoil na Boinne, Trim. ................................................................................................ 28
4.7 Lesotho delegation shared experiences with their Irish counterparts. ........................................... 29
5. PROMOTING TRADE, TOURISM AND FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT .................................. 31
5.1 Participating in the 1 st Africa-Ireland Economic Forum ................................................................ 31
5.2 African Ambassadors resident in Ireland visited different Irish companies in a quest to attract
foreign direct investment and to promote trade with Africa. ................................................................... 33
5.2.1 Visit to Abbey Machinery Ltd. ................................................................................................... 33
5.2.2 Visit to Delmec Engineering Ltd. ............................................................................................... 34
5.2.3 Visit to Grant Recycling Limited ............................................................................................... 35
5.2.4 Visit to Belmont Plant & Equipment Ltd ................................................................................... 36
5.2.5 Visit to Shabra Recycling Limited ............................................................................................. 36
5.2.6 Visit to Aerogen, Galway ........................................................................................................... 37
5.2.7 Visit to Chanelle Group .............................................................................................................. 37
5.2.8 Visit to Sammon Group .............................................................................................................. 38
5.2.9 Visit to Shannon Development ................................................................................................... 39
5.2.10 Visit to Dunreidy Engineering Ltd ............................................................................................. 39
5.3 Country Crest continues to support Basotho farmers ..................................................................... 40
6. RAISING THE PROFILE OF THE MOUNTAIN KINGDOM .............................................................. 41
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