President Robert Mugabe has expressed hope the coming parliamentary elections in Lesotho will be conducted in a peaceful environment which will usher in lasting peace and stability.

Speaking at a banquet in honour of King Letsie III, who was on a four-day State visit to Zimbabwe, Mugabe said Zimbabwe was committed to working for peace in the region with other regional countries.

Mugabe says they  are confident that, as they have done in the past, they will exercise their democratic right in a peaceful manner.

King Letsie III, who was in Zimbabwe from Monday to Thursday last week, said he and his people were grateful of the wise counsel rendered by President Mugabe in ushering peace and stability to his troubled country.