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President Mbeki to Lead South African
Delegation to 57th United Nations General Assembly,
New York, 12-16 September 2002
President and Mrs. Thabo Mbeki, accompanied by Minister
of Foreign Affairs, Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, Rev.
Frank Chikane, Director-General in the Presidency and
Adv. Mojanku Gumbi Legal Advisor to the President will
address the 57th United Nations General Assembly in
New York, from 12th-16th September 2002.
Minister Dlamini Zuma departs South Africa, today,
Monday 09 September ahead of President Mbeki.
The President will be attending the UNGA57 in his various
capacities as the Chairperson of the AU; NAM and recently
as the President of the World Summit on Sustainable
Development (WSSD) and as President of South Africa.
In this regard, the President will report back to the
UN on South Africa's successful hosting of the World
Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD) held in August
to September 2002 and the launch of the African Union
(AU) held in Durban in July 2002 and his role as the
Chairperson of the Non-Aligned Movement with particular
reference to the situation in Iraq and the deteriorating
security situation in the Middle East
In pursuance of this objective, President Mbeki will:
· Address the General Debate of the 57th Session
of the UN General Assembly during the Opening session
of the General Debate on Thursday, 12 September 2002
in his national capacity as the Chair of the Non-Aligned
Movement (NAM) and the African Union.
· Address the African Group on the African Union
and NEPAD as Chairperson of the AU, on Sunday, 15 September
2002.
· Address the High-Level Plenary Meeting on the
NEPAD, on Monday, 16 September 2002 and act as panellist
for the informal discussions on the "International
Community's Partnership with the NEPAD" on the
same day.
· Promote bilateral, multilateral and corporate
support for the NEPAD.
· Also hold a number of bilateral and multilateral
meetings.
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Dr Dlamini Zuma will
attend the General Debate to participate in a variety
of meetings such as the NAM Troika, EU Troika, G77 Meeting
and Commonwealth Foreign Ministers Meeting.
For further information contact Ronnie Mamoepa on 082
990 4853.
Issued by the Department of Foreign Affairs
Private Bag X152
Pretoria
0001
9 September 2002
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