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Minister Dlamini Zuma Arrives in Beirut
for the Arab League Summit
Minister of Foreign Affairs Dr Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma
arrived on Monday, 25th March 2002 in Beirut, capital
of Lebanon ahead of the 14th Arab League Summit scheduled
for 27th-28th March 2002.
Minister Dlamini Zuma was invited to the Arab League
Summit in an unprecedented move to represent President
Thabo Mbeki in his capacity as Chairperson of the Non-Aligned
Movement (NAM).
Minister Dlamini-Zuma, who is expected to address the
opening session of the Arab Summit sharing the platform
with United Nations Secretary General, Kofi Annan and
the Head of the Organisation of Islamic Conference,
Dr Abdel Belkeziz on Wednesday, 27th March 2002, is
expected to call for an end to the Arab-Israeli conflict,
brief the Summit on the World Sustainable Development
Conference and call for greater Afro-Arab co-operation.
Minister Dlamini Zuma will hold bilateral discussions
with a number of Arab leaders in the context of the
mandate South Africa received as chair of NAM to find
a just and lasting solution to the Palestinian-Israeli
conflict.
For further information contact Ronnie Mamoepa on 082
990 4853.
Issued by the Department of Foreign Affairs
Private Bag X152
Pretoria
0001
26th March 2002
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