Botswana, Costa Rica
to Establish Diplomatic
Eelations
Botswana and Costa Rica
have signed an agreement
to establish diplomatic
relations. The Minister
for Foreign Affairs and
International
Cooperation, Lt Gen.
Mompati Merafhe signed
the agreement with his
counterpart from Costa
Rica, Mr Bruno Ugarte in
Gaborone this week.
General Merafhe said the
agreement symbolized the
beginning of a long
process of nurturing
mutually beneficial
relations between the
two countries.
Friendships like these
need to be nurtured as
they represent platforms
upon which opportunities
for the prosperity of
our people can be
explored, he said.
He said the
establishment of
diplomatic relations
between the two
countries demonstrated
their commitment to
strengthen and deepen
relations.
He said Botswana
expected to learn from
Costa Rica in
agriculture and tourism
as the latters economy
depended on agriculture,
electronic exports and
tourism which provides
the bulk of the South
Americans countrys
foreign exchange.
Costa Rica was one of
several Central American
provinces that jointly
declared their
independence from Spain.
The country joined the
United Provinces of
South America but the
federation disintegrated
and Costa Rica
proclaimed its
sovereignty and
independence. BOPA
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