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Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Aziz Pahad to attend SADC
Ministerial Meeting, Port Louis, Mauritius,Thursday, 24 - Friday, 25 February
2005 Pretoria - South African Deputy Foreign Minister Aziz Pahad will attend
he SADC Council of Ministers meeting in Grand Baie, Mauritius from hursday - Friday,
24-25 February 2005. The South African delegation will be led by Minister
of Trade and Industry, Mandisi Mpahlwa. Issues on the agenda of discussions
will include, among others: - A report of the SADC Troika;
- A
report on the Extraordinary Summit of the African Union (AU) held in Abuja, Nigeria
from 30-31 January 2005;
- The operationalisation of NEPAD;
- Progress
on the implementation of the Millennium Development Goals;
- The African
Peer Review Mechanism;
- SADC-EU Co-operation with specific reference to
the Berlin Initiative;
- Economic partnership agreements with specific reference
to the ACP-EU Negotiations; and
- The commemoration of the 25th anniversary
of SADC.
Deputy Minister Pahad will return to South Africa on Sunday,
27 February 2005 ahead of the SADC Workshop on Election Guidelines scheduled for
28 February - 1 March in Maseru, Lesotho. Issued by Ronnie Mamoepa on 082
990 4853. Department of Foreign Affairs
Private Bag X152
Pretoria
0001 21
February 2005
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