Minister Dlamini Zuma to hold bilateral discussions on the margins of the UN General Assembly, New York

New York- South African Foreign Minister Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma is scheduled later today, Monday 18 September to hold several bilateral consultations with her counterparts from various parts of the world on the margins of the 61st Session of the UN General Assembly in New York.

Minister Dlamini Zuma is part of the South African government delegation to the UNGA led by President Thabo Mbeki. The South African delegation is participating in the UNGA within SA’s conviction that the multilateral system of global governance remains the only hope in addressing challenges facing humanity including efforts aimed at pushing back the frontiers of poverty and under-development.

In this regard, Minister Dlamini Zuma will today hold bilateral consultations with:
1. Italian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Massiml D’ Alema,
2. World Food Programme’s Deputy Executive Secretary Sheila Sisulu
3. Attend the joint India-Brazil-SA (IBSA) meeting with China and Mexico hosted by Mexico
4. and attend a follow up meeting of the IBSA Foreign Ministers following the recent inaugural session of the IBSA Heads of State and Government held in Brasilia last week.

The bilateral consultations are part of a series that the South African delegation led by President Mbeki will be holding throughout the 61st session of the UNGA.

Issued by Ronnie Mamoepa at 082-990-4853
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18 September 2006.