COMESA has put in place a for-pillar peace and security strategy to address peace and security matter for year 2011 – 2015. This was said by the COMESA Secretary General, Sindiso Ngwenya during the official opening of the tenth meeting of COMESA Ministers of Foreign Affairs that took place on 28th August 2010 at Royal Swazi Spa in Ezulwini, Swaziland.

Swaziland Prime Minister, Dr Sibusiso Barnabas Dlamini, says sustainable development is not possible where conflict and insecurity exists.

Ministers of Foreign Affairs say they have observed that COMESA countries should develop some financial and economical muscles if the region is to be shielded from externally grown challenges.

The government of Swaziland says that the Private sector should be commended for driving the economic development in the COMESA region.

COMESA secretary General, Sindiso Ngwenya has called on governments in the COMESA region to help speed up the process of regional integration among the COMESA-EAC-SADC tripartite Member States.

The President of the Swaziland Federation of Employers and Chambers of Commerce and Industry, Mr Ambrose Dlamini, says that Regional Integration will help Africa overcome barriers of trade.

Swaziland Prime minister Dr. Sibusiso Barnabas Dlamini has challenged COMESA countries to uphold peace in the region if trade is to be carried out in a conducive and amicable manner.

The Tenth Annual General Meeting of the African Trade Insurance (ATI) held in May, 2010 in Kinshasa Democratic Republic of Congo appointed a new Chief Executive Officer Mr George Oduori Otieno for a term of three years with effect from 12th July 2010.