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Minister Dlamini Zuma concludes Visit
to Ethiopia ahead of Official Visit to Indonesia
Addis Ababa - South African Foreign Minister, Dr Nkosazana
Dlamini Zuma will today, Wednesday - 8 December 2004
- conclude her official visit to Ethiopia where she
led a South African delegation to the Extraordinary
Session of the African Union (AU) Executive Council
of Foreign Ministers held from Monday - Tuesday, 6-7
December 2004.
The Executive Council discussed the Programme of Achievement
and Budged of the African Union for 2005/6 as referred
to it by the AU Summit of Heads of State and Government
held in July in Ethiopia, for finalisation and recommendation
to the next Summit of AU Heads of State and Government.
While in Ethiopia, Minister Dlamini Zuma held several
political bilateral discussions with Ethiopian Foreign
Minister Seyoum Mesfin, AU Commission Chairperson Professor
Alpha Konare and EU Commissioner for Development Louis
Michel. She also received a briefing from the officials
of the South African Public Works Department on progress
regarding the building of a new South African Embassy
in Addis Ababa.
In addition, Minister Dlamini Zuma together with her
counterpart from Chad, Minister of Foreign Affairs and
African Integration Nagoum Yamassoum, yesterday - Tuesday,
7 December 2004 - signed a General Co-operation Agreement
between their respective governments.
Indonesia
Minister Dlamini Zuma will depart Ethiopia later today,
Wednesday, 8 December for an official visit to Indonesia,
from 9-11 December, as part of efforts by South Africa
to expand the frontiers of trade, investment and tourism
in the Middle East and Asia Region.
In this regard, Minister Dlamini Zuma is scheduled
to hold political and economic bilateral discussions
with her Indonesian counterpart, Minister Hassen Wirayuda.
In addition, the Minister will also address South African
envoys based in the Middle East.
Minister Dlamini Zuma's visit to Indonesia also comes
in the wake of preparations for the forthcoming Asia-Africa
Summit (marking the 50th Anniversary of the 1954 Bandung
Conference) scheduled for 21-23 April 2005.
The Bandung Conference was held in 1954 to strengthen
and consolidate African - Asian Solidarity against colonialism
and apartheid. The late Walter Sisulu, Molvi Cachalia
and Moses Kotane represented South Africa at the Conference.
Issued by Ronnie Mamoepa on 082 990 4853.
South African Embassy
Ethiopia
8 December 2004
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