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Minister of Foreign Affairs, Dr Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma to Chair
Meeting of the SADC Organ on Politics, Defence and Security Co-operation, Presidential
Guesthouse, Pretoria Tuesday, 21 December 2004 Pretoria - Foreign Minister
Dr Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma will on Tuesday, 21 December 2004 host and chair a meeting
of the SADC Organ on Politics, Defence and Security Co-operation at the Presidential
Guesthouse in Pretoria. The Foreign Ministers of Namibia and Lesotho as
members of the Troika - Marco Hausiku and Monyane Moleleketi respectively will
also attend the meeting. Minister Dlamini Zuma's delegation will include
Minister of Defence, Mosiuoa Lekota, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Aziz
Pahad and senior officials from the Departments of Foreign Affairs and Defence.
Issues
on the agenda of the meeting, will include, among others: · The operationalisation
of the Early Warning Centre;
· The operationalisation of the African
Standby Force with particular reference to the SADC Regional Brigade;
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The progress with regard to the Regional Peacekeeping Centre; and
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Preparations for elections in the region. Issued by Ronnie Mamoepa on 082
990 4853.
Department of Foreign Affairs
Private Bag X152
Pretoria
0001
19
December 2004
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