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Deputy Minister Aziz Pahad to Attend 5th Nordic-Africa Ministerial
Consultations, Cotonou, Benin Tshwane - South African Deputy Foreign Minister
Aziz Pahad will today Tuesday, 10 January 2006 depart for Cotonou, Benin where
he will attend the 5th Nordic-Africa Ministerial consultations scheduled from
Thursday - Saturday 12-14 January 2006. Deputy Minister Pahad's participation
in the Nordic-Africa meeting comes within the context of South Africa's commitment
to promote North-South co-operation in support of the African Agenda. In
this regard, Nordic and African Foreign Ministers from Benin, Botswana, Ghana,
Mozambique, Mali, Senegal, Nigeria, Tanzania, Sweden, Finland, Norway, Iceland,
and Denmark are expected to deliberate on the following issues: - The
Peace and Security Organ in Africa and current challenges;
- The African
Peer Review Mechanism;
- The Prevention of Conflicts in Africa;
- Democracy,
Human Rights and Political Governance; and
- Children and Armed Conflicts
in Africa.
Deputy Minister Pahad is expected to return to South Africa
on Sunday, 15 January 2006.
Issued by Ronnie Mamoepa on 082 990 4853
Department
of Foreign Affairs
Private Bag X152
Tshwane
0001 10 January
2006
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