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Minister Dlamini Zuma to Mobilise Nordic Countries for Early
Warning System in the Indian Ocean, Helsinki, Finland Pretoria - South African
Foreign Minister Dr Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma arrived today - Wednesday, 12 January
2005 - in Helsinki, Finland ahead of the fourth session of the Nordic - African
Informal Consultations scheduled for Thursday - Friday, 13-14 January 2005. The
Nordic - African Informal Consultations occur 17 days after the devastation of
South-east Asian countries and some parts of Africa by tsunamis. In this context
Minister Dlamini Zuma is expected to mobilise Nordic countries for the establishment
of an early warning centre in the Indian Ocean aimed at averting a recurrence
of a similar tragedy in the future. Discussions will include, among others: ·
Peace and security architecture in Africa and current challenges;
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Strengthening human rights, democracy and governance to promote development and
prevent conflicts;
· The implementation of NEPAD including the operationalisation
of the African Peer Review Mechanism;
· The reform of the global exercise
of governance, viz, the United Nations and all its institutions including the
Security Council, the International Monetary Fund. Participants in the
Consultations will include representatives from: Benin, Botswana, Ghana, Lesotho,
Mozambique, Mali, Senegal, Nigeria, Tanzania, Sweden, Finland, Norway, Iceland,
and Denmark and are expected to focus on: Issued by Ronnie Mamoepa on 082
990 4853
Department of Foreign Affairs
Private Bag X152
Pretoria
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