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President Thabo Mbeki to lead South African Delegation to the
23rd Conference of Heads of State and Government of Africa and France (Franco-Africa
Summit), Bamako, Mali, Friday, 2 - Saturday, 3 December 2005 Brazzaville
- South African President Thabo Mbeki, accompanied by Foreign Minister Dr Nkosazana
Dlamini Zuma, will attend the 23rd Conference of Heads of State and Government
of Africa and France (Franco-Africa Summit) in Bamako, Mali scheduled from Friday
- Saturday, 2-3 December 2005. President Mbeki will travel to Mali on conclusion
of his State Visit to Congo-Brazzaville. Foreign Minister Dr Nkosazana Dlamini
Zuma, who is currently in the DRC to assess the co-operation projects will today,
Wednesday 30 November proceed to Mali to lead the South African delegation to
the Ministerial meeting ahead of the Summit on Thursday, 1 December 2005. The
Ministerial meeting will be led by the Foreign Ministers of Mali and France, Moctar
Ouane and Philippe Douste-Blazy respectively. The 23rd Franco-Africa Summit
will be held under the banner, "African Youth: its vitality, its creativity,
its aspirations." In this regard, the Summit will focus on the following
issues: - Sociopolitical and economic integration of the youth into Africa's
developmental process;
- The return of African skills to Africa;
- African
youth faced with major health challenges;
- Training and employment;
- Migratory
phenomena as integration factors;
- Vitality and creativity of African
youth; and the
- Role of African youth in the promotion of Africa's image,
cultural diversity, art and culture.
Issued by Ronnie Mamoepa on
082 990 4853 Department of Foreign Affairs
Private Bag X152
Tshwane
0001 30
November 2005
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