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Minister of Foreign Affairs, Dr Nkosazana
Dlamini Zuma arrives in Ethiopia for the African Union
(AU) Council Meeting of Foreign Ministers
Addis Ababa - South African Foreign Minister, Dr Nkosazana
Dlamini Zuma arrived here in Addis Ababa on Sunday,
5 December 2004 ahead of the African Union's (AU's)
Extraordinary Session of the Executive Council of Foreign
Ministers scheduled for Monday - Tuesday, 6-7 December
2004.
Minister Dlamini Zuma arrived in Ethiopia from the
Middle East countries of Oman and Kuwait where she spent
a week in efforts aimed at expanding the frontiers of
trade, investment and tourism between South Africa and
the Middle East and Asia Region.
The AU Extraordinary Session of the Executive Council
has been tasked by the last AU Summit of Heads of State
and Government held in July 2004 to finalise and make
recommendations regarding the Programme and Budget of
the Continental Organisation for the Year 2005.
While in Addis Ababa, Minister Dlamini Zuma will hold
bilateral political discussions with Ethiopian Foreign
Minister Seyoum Mesfin. Upon arrival on Sunday, Minister
Dlamini Zuma held bilateral discussions with African
Union Commission Chairperson, Professor Alpha Omar Konare
and Louis Michel, European Commissioner for Development
and Humanitarian Aid, respectively.
Meanwhile, the African Peace and Security Council meeting
which was scheduled for later in the week has now been
postponed. South African Deputy Foreign Minister, Aziz
Pahad was scheduled to represent South Africa at the
meeting.
Issued by Ronnie Mamoepa on 082 990 4853.
Department of Foreign Affairs
Private Bag X152
Pretoria
0001
6 December 2004
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