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Minister Dlamini Zuma to host 4th Joint Consultative Mechanism
between South Africa and Cuba, Hermanus, Western Cape Hermanus - South African
Foreign Minister Dr Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma will host her Cuban counterpart Foreign
Minister Felipe Perez Roque during the 4th session of the Joint Consultative Mechanism
between South Africa and Cuba in Hermanus, Western Cape scheduled from Saturday
- Sunday, 28-29 January 2006. The annual Consultative Mechanism is an important
forum for the Foreign Ministries of both South Africa and Cuba to exchange views
on the bilateral relationship and to reflect on international issues and challenges
facing both of them and humanity in general. It thus provides an opportunity to
enhance relations and further increase multilateral co-operation between South
Africa and Cuba. Issues on the agenda of discussions between Foreign Ministers
Dlamini Zuma and Perez Roque and their delegations are expected to include, among
others: - Bilateral political and economic developments since the South
Africa-Cuba Joint Binational Commission held in Cuba in September 2005;
- Political
and economic developments in SADC;
- Perspectives in developments in Africa
and the Middle East;
- Conflict resolution in Africa;
- Perspectives
on developments in Latin America and the Caribbean;
- The comprehensive
reform of the United Nations;
- Progress in achieving the Millennium Development
Goals (MDGs);
- Disarmament, non-proliferation and arms control;
- Iran's
nuclear programme within the context of the International Atomic Energy Agency
(IAEA); and
- Developments with regard to international economic diplomacy.
Foreign Minister Felipe Perez Roque is currently in South Africa
where is scheduled to attend the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) Ministerial Troika
meeting together with the Foreign Ministers of South Africa and Malaysia, Dr Nkosazana
Dlamini Zuma and Syed Hamid Albar in Hermanus from Thursday - Friday, 26-27 January
2006. Issued by Ronnie Mamoepa on 082 990 4853 Department of Foreign
Affairs
Private Bag X152
Tshwane
0001 26 January 2006
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