Namibia and Ireland have reaffirmed full commitment to multilateralism, a rules-based international order, as well as the shared interest in the promotion of women's empowerment and peace initiatives.

President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah and Ireland's Ambassador to Namibia, Bronagh Carr, took stock of the cooperation between the two countries during a farewell courtesy visit at State House.

Ambassador Bronagh Carr served Namibia from the concurrently accredited diplomatic mission in Zambia.

President Nandi-Ndaitwah commended the work of the Irish diplomat in actively promoting the ties during her three-year tenure as Ambassador.

"Though you have been here for three years, you are one of those Ambassadors who has been coming and that has really made a great impact on our cooperation. As President Hage used to say when talking to Ambassadors, you come, present your credentials, and then you come to say goodbye, but I am happy that I noted that you are not one of those; you have been a regular, coming and then we exchange. You even decided to drive, enter Namibia through Zambezi, and drove to Windhoek, and on the way, you looked at some of the projects you have been supporting, and I really appreciate that, and that has put a lot of value on our development cooperation and also our engagement on the issues of women and peace."

The Irish diplomat is equally optimistic about the solid relations with Namibia.

"We have seen our relationship grow from strength to strength. We are proud to have opened a Consulate Office and the appointment of an Honorary Consul, the first Honorary Consul appointed from Ireland to Namibia at the end of last year, and we are strengthening our cooperation between institutions, third-level institutions here in Namibia and Ireland, and we continue to support civil societies."

Namibia and Ireland formally established diplomatic relations in the early '90s, though their shared interest in multilateral policies precedes that period.