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President Mbeki to host Sudanese Vice President Salva Kiir Mayardit
for discussions in Pretoria Pretoria: South African President Thabo Mbeki
will on Tuesday, 28 November 2006 host the Vice President of the Sudan and President
of Southern Sudan Salva Kiir Mayardit for political and economic discussions at
the Union Buildings in Pretoria. Vice President Kirr will be accompanied
by the Minister of Regional Co-operation Dr Barnaba Marial Benjamin, Minister
of Labour, Public Service and Human Resource Development David Deng Athorbei,
Minister of Information and Broadcasting Dr Samson Lukare Kwaje, Minister of Education
Dr Michael Milli Hussein, Minister of Trade and Commerce Anthony Lino Makana,
Minister of Telecommunications and Postal Services Gier Chuang Aluong, Minister
of Industry and Mining Albino Akol Akol and other senior officials. President
Mbeki's discussions with Vice President Salva Kiir Mayardit come within the context
of South Africa's commitment to consolidate the African agenda through, among
others, the promotion of post-conflict reconstruction and development initiatives.
In this regard, South Africa is the chair of the African Union's Post Conflict
and Reconstruction Committee on the Sudan. Issues on the agenda of President
Mbeki and Vice President Kiir are expected to include, among others: - The
implementation of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement;
- Post conflict reconstruction
and development initiatives within the context of the April 2005 Oslo Pledging
conference and Capacity and Institution Building Project for Southern Sudan;
- The
situation in Darfur; and
- The situation with regard to the expiration of
the mandate of the African Union Mission in Sudan (AMIS) on 31 December 2006.
Vice
President Kiir is expected to depart from South Africa on Sunday 2 December 2006. Issued
by Ronnie Mamoepa on 082 990 4853 Department of Foreign Affairs
Private
Bag X152
Pretoria
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27 November 2006
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