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Minister Dlamini Zuma to depart for France ahead of the "Innovative
Financing for Development and Combating Pandemics" Conference Tshwane
- South African Foreign Minister Dr Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma will depart South Africa
for France today Monday 27 February 2006 to represent South Africa at the "Innovative
Financing for Development and Combating Pandemics Conference," convened by
French President Jacques Chirac scheduled for Tuesday - Wednesday, 28 February
- 1 March 2006 in Paris. Minister Dlamini Zuma's participation takes place
within the context of North-South co-operation with a view to advancing the developmental
agenda of the South and the consolidation of the African agenda. In this
regard, representatives of over 100 countries straddling the North and South divide,
including India, Brazil, South Africa, Germany, United Kingdom and France are
expected to attend the Conference. Countries attending the Conference signed
a Declaration in 2005 to advance the achievement of the Millennium Development
Goals. Accordingly the Conference is aimed at: - Strengthening
the consensus on the need to implement new development financing mechanisms;
- Enriching
ongoing projects focusing on the air ticket solidarity levy; and
- Earmarking
revenue from this solidarity levy to the fight against pandemics.
Minister
Dlamini Zuma is scheduled to return to South Africa on Friday, 3 March 2006. Issued
by Ronnie Mamoepa on 082 990 4853 Department of Foreign Affairs
Private
Bag X152
Tshwane
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