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Deputy Minister Aziz Pahad to Co-Chair the SA-Chile Joint Consultative
Mechanism with Chilean Counterpart, Under-Secretary Cristian Barros, Friday, 19
August 2005 Tshwane - South African Deputy Foreign Minister Aziz Pahad will
on Friday 19 August 2005, co-chair with his Chilean counterpart, Under-Secretary
Cristián Barros the second session of the South Africa-Chile Joint Consultative
Mechanism at the Diplomatic Guesthouse in Tshwane. The bilateral political
and economic consultations are aimed at consolidating relations between South
Africa and its partners in the South, examining existing bilateral co-operation
in various fields, maximising trade and investment opportunities as well as technical
cooperation between both countries. The meeting of the Joint Consultative
Mechanism follows President Mbeki's State Visit to Chile in June.
Issues on
the agenda on bilateral consultations are expected to include, among others: - The
status of bilateral political and economic relations between South Africa and
Chile;
- Current developments in Africa and in Latin America;
- Co-operation
initiatives between both countries in the fields of trade, finance, defence, science
and technology, and agriculture; and
- Other issues of mutual interest
including reform of the United Nations and its institutions.
Bilateral
Economic Relations Bilateral trade figures for the last four years are as
follows (US$) | Years | South
African Exports | South African Imports | Total
Bilateral Trade | | 2004 | 85
700 000 | 48 000 000 | 133
700 000 | | 2003 | 57
700 000 | 58 200 000 | 115
900 000 | | 2002 | 46
964 674 | 36 423 070 | 83
369 744 | | 2001 | 52
999 000 | 32 941 000 | 85
940 000 |
Issued by Ronnie Mamoepa on 082 990 4853.
Department
of Foreign Affairs
Private Bag X152
Pretoria
0001
18 August 2005 | 
