The Minister of International Relations and Trade (MIRT) says engagements in the latter part of 2025 continued to strengthen Namibia's relations with sovereign states. 

Selma Ashipala-Musavyi noted direct engagements, as well as bilateral and multilateral sessions, most notably the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), the G20 Summit and the African Union-European Union Summit.

Speaking at a year-end diplomatic briefing, Minister Ashipala-Musyavi said Namibia continues to align its development pathway with the long-term aspirations of Agenda 2063 and the shared global ambition of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Minister Ashipala-Musavyi says, "Since our last meeting in August, a number of bilateral cooperation engagements were held with many of your countries. We held the first session of the Namibia-Cuba intergovernmental commission, which was hosted by the government of Cuba, and I had the pleasure and honour of leading our delegation to Havana, where we discussed bilateral relations and possible areas of cooperation. On the 10th of October the President of the Republic of Namibia, Dr Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, hosted Advocate Duma Boko, President of the Republic of Botswana, in a very successful second session of the Namibia-Botswana bi-national commission. OUT

The Dean of the Diplomatic Corps is Laurina Ngayino, who lauded Namibia's president for bringing to the forefront youth development. 

"Your Excellency has placed youth empowerment at the center of our national vision, tackling the critical challenge of youth employment by prioritising sectors with high potential for transformation and growth, including agriculture, housing and the culture and creative industries. These priorities are firmly embedded in the recently launched Six National Development Plan, where she has already highlighted tangible progress achieved within the first 100 days of her administration."