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Minister of Foreign Affairs, Dr Nkosazana
Dlamini Zuma, has arrived in Ireland ahead of AU-EU
Troika Meeting, 31 March 2004
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Dr Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma
has arrived in Dublin, ahead of the AU-EU Troika meeting
to be hosted by Ireland on Thursday, 1 April 2004.
The AU Troika will be represented by Minister Dlamini
Zuma; the Chairperson of the African Union Commission,
Alpha Omar Konare; and the Foreign Minister of Mozambique,
Dr Leonardo Simao, the current Chair of the African
Union Executive Council of Ministers.
The European Union Troika will be represented by a
delegate from the European Union Commission, the Irish
Foreign Minister, Brian Cowen TD and the Foreign Minister
of the Netherlands, Jaap de Hoop Scheffer.
The AU-EU Troika meeting is expected to discuss, amongst
others:
- Peace and security viz, the recently established
Peace and Security Council and conflict situations
on the African continent, with particular reference
to the latest development in the DRC, Comores and
Sudan;
- Governance, viz, Africa's new Economic Revival
plan (NEPAD) and the African Peer Review Mechanism
(APRM); and
- Regional integration and trade and key development
areas between both regions namely the relationship
between the African Union and Regional Economic Communities
(RECs), Africa's debt situation, migration and food
security.
SA-EU Troika Ministerial Meeting
Meanwhile on Friday, 2 April 2004, South Africa's Foreign
Minister, Dr Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma will hold discussions
with the EU Ministerial Troika in Dublin, Ireland.
Discussions will include, general socio-economic and
political conditions being experienced in South Africa
and the EU; implementation and review of the SA-EU Trade,
Development and Co-operation Agreement (TDCA); political
co-operation between South Africa and the EU; South
Africa's 10 Years of Democracy Celebrations; and a review
of developments in the EU, including the campaign against
terrorism and the enlargement of the body.
The EU troika will consist of the EU Commissioner for
Development, Poul Nielson; the Irish Foreign Minister,
Brian Cowen TD; and the Dutch Minister for Development,
Agnes Ardenne van den Assen.
On conclusion Minister Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma will
hold bilateral political and economic discussions with
the Irish Foreign Minister, Brian Cowen TD with a view
to further consolidating relations between both countries.
It is expected that both Foreign Ministers will sign
a Declaration of Intent following the meeting.
Issued by Ronnie Mamoepa on 082 990 4853.
Department of Foreign Affairs
Private Bag X152
Pretoria
0001
31March 2004
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