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Minister Dlamini Zuma to Chair African Union's Peace and Security
Council Banjul - South African Foreign Minister, Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma
will later today, Tuesday 27 June chair the African Union's Peace and Security
Council meeting of Foreign Ministers scheduled for Banjul, the capital of Gambia.
South Africa is the current Chairperson of the AU Peace and Security Council for
the month of June. Minister Dlamini Zuma is participating in the deliberations
of the AU's Peace and Security Council and the Executive Council of Foreign Ministers
within the context of ongoing efforts to consolidate the African agenda through
among others the creation of peace and stability for sustainable development as
well as strengthening of the African Union's institutions. . Minister Dlamini
Zuma is in Banjul leading the South African government delegation to the African
Union's Peace and Security Council as well as the Executive Council meetings scheduled
for 27-29 June, ahead of the scheduled African Union Summit of Heads of State
and Government on 1 - 2 July. In this regard, the African Union Peace and
Security Council on the one hand is expected to discuss among others: - Progress
Report on preparations for elections in the DRC
- Policy frame work on post
conflict reconstruction and development
- Situation in Darfur
- Current
developments in Somalia
- Situation in Ivory Coast, Sudan and Chad
On
the other hand the African Union's Executive Council meeting of Foreign Ministers
is expected to start its deliberations on Wednesday 28 - Thursday 29 June to discuss
strategic political, economic and organisational issues and table recommendations
for ratification by the AU Summit of Heads of State and Government. These
issues include among others reports on: - The draft African charter on
democracy, elections and Governance including a review of the Lome Declaration
on Unconstitutional changes of Governments in Africa
- ICT, Youth, electric
power, rail and air transport
- Establishment of the Pan-African radio and
television channel
- Strategic framework for Migration policy for Africa
- Rationalisation
of Regional Economic Communities
- African Commission on Human and People's
Rights
- Integration of Africa into Multilateral trade
- Establishment
of an African Commodities Exchange
- Post-conflict reconstruction and development
- Preparation
for the forthcoming G8 Summit in Moscow
- And the situation in the Middle
East
Issued by Ronnie Mamoepa at
+2782 990 4853
C/O South
African Mission-Guinea Conakry
27 June 2006
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