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Statement on the Final Plenary Session
of the Inter-Congolese Dialogue
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Dr Nkosazana Dlamini
Zuma today - Sunday, 30 March 2003 - announced that
the Heads of State of South Africa, Angola, Mozambique,
Namibia, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe
are expected to attend the Closing Ceremony of the Inter-Congolese
Dialogue (ICD) on Wednesday, 2 April 2003 at Sun City,
South Africa.
The signing Ceremony on Wednesday will be preceded
by the Final Plenary session of the Inter-Congolese
Dialogue, chaired by the former President of Botswana
and Facilitator, Sir Ketumile Masire from Monday, 31
March to Wednesday, 2 April 2003
Delegates from all parties - civil society, religious
leaders, under-represented groups, the unarmed political
opposition, representatives from the DRC Government,
the MLC, the RCD-Goma, the RCD-ML, the RCD-N and the
Mayi-Mayi are expected to arrive in South Africa between
30 and 31 March 2003.
Sir Ketumile Masire will open the Final Plenary Session
on Tuesday, 1 April, which is expected to endorse the
Global and Inclusive Agreement on the Transition in
the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), and to ratify
the Transitional Constitution.
For further information contact:
· Ronnie Mamoepa 082 990 4853
· George Ola Davies +267 72 11 84 84 (georgeoladavies@hotmail.com)
Issued by the Department of Foreign Affairs
Private Bag X152
Pretoria
0001
30 March 2003
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