Hon Speaker, for our people to appreciate and understand this, we first need to find a way of communicating with our country's citizens. We should inform them about what the benefits are of the visits we have made to these countries. One way of doing it is through Parliament, because they listen to what Parliament discusses. It is important to do so, so that people will appreciate the reasons why these visits are made.
We cannot develop relations and our economy if we are not in dynamic contact with other countries, particularly if we want to be a country amongst countries that are economically developed. Paying these visits is in fact doing the job of this country so that we therefore create more possibilities for economic and political relations that open up economic activities between the countries. This also enables us to learn from these countries about how they solve their own problems, particularly in the changing world of today where the emphasis is no longer just on relations between the South and the North, but where South-South is also important. We need to communicate all of that to people so that they understand what it means.
We need to see many of the channels that we have. That is the reason why the public broadcaster, for example, monitors and follows these visits. This is so that even whilst both the Deputy President and I are visiting, they are able to communicate and indicate what is happening as we are in these places. We should do more of that so that our people can understand, including utilising Parliament. Thank you. [Applause.]