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Minister Dlamini Zuma to host Dominican Foreign Minister Pretoria
- South African Foreign Minister Dr Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma will hold bilateral
political and economic discussions with her counterpart from the Dominican Republic,
Minister Carlos Morales Troncoso at the Presidential Guesthouse in Pretoria on
Tuesday 3 October 2006. Minister Dlamini Zuma's discussions with Minister
Morales comes within the context of South Africa's priority to enhance South-South
co-operation for improved market access and advancement of the agenda of the South
through the African-Caribbean-Pacific - European Union (ACP-EU) relationship. In
this regard, Heads of State and Government at the NAM Summit and 61st session
of the United Nations General Assembly reiterated the importance of development
as one of the key areas of co-operation and in eliminating poverty. Accordingly,
issues on the agenda of discussions between Ministers Dlamini Zuma and Morales
on Tuesday 3 October 2006 are expected to include, among others: - The
status of bilateral political, economic relations between both countries including
further areas of co-operation in the fields of Minerals and Energy, Trade and
Industry, Culture and Tourism;
- The global partnership between developing
countries with particular reference to South Africa's chairmanship of the Group
of 77 + China (G-77 + China);
- An assessment of the outcomes of the Non-Aligned
Movement (NAM) Summit hosted by Cuba in September 2006;
- South Africa's
role within the African Union and NEPAD structures, as well as conflict resolution
on the African continent; and
- The comprehensive reform of the United Nations
including the financial institutions.
Ministers Dlamini Zuma and Morales
are expected to sign a Declaration of Intent on conclusion of their discussions
on Tuesday 3 October 2006. Minister Morales is expected to depart from South
Africa on Saturday 7 October 2006. Economic Bilateral Relations Trade
Figures (Source: South African Revenue Serivce) Exports from RSA to DR
Imports from DR to RSA
| Year |
Exports from RSA to DR | Imports from RSA
to DR | | 2004 | R18,796,000 | R10,792,000 | | 2005 |
R 8,968,000 | R12,130,000 |
Media
Programme for Official Visit to South Africa by Secretary of External Relations
of the Dominican Republic, Minister Carlos Morales Troncoso
For
further information contact Manusha Pillai on 082 389 3587
Issued by
Department of Foreign Affairs
Private Bag X152
Pretoria
0001 2
October 2006
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