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President Thabo Mbeki to address UNGA, Tuesday 19 September,
in New York New York- South African President Thabo Mbeki will join other
world leaders in addressing the 61st Session of the United Nations General Assembly
scheduled for New York, USA on Tuesday 19 September 2006 (17h45 SA Time). President
Mbeki is currently leading a South African government delegation including Minister
of Foreign Affairs, Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, Foreign Affairs Deputy Director-General
George Nene and South Africa's Permanent Representative to the UN, Ambassador
Dumisani Kumalo to the UNGA. President Mbeki is participating in this year's
session of the UNGA within the context of SA' conviction that the multilateral
system of global governance remains the only hope in addressing challenges facing
humanity including efforts aimed pushing back the frontiers of poverty and under-development
as well as addressing the issue of excercising power globally. Following
his address to the UNGA, President Mbeki is expected later on Tuesday to hold
several bilateral discussions with: - Xavier Solana Secretary General
of EU.
- Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas
- And receive a courtesy
call from Israeli Vice Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni
Meanwhile,
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma was later today, Monday
18 September expected to hold bilateral discussions with: - Italian
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Massiml D' Alema,
- World Food
Programme's Deputy Executive Secretary Sheila Sisulu
- Attend the joint
India-Brazil-SA (IBSA) meeting with China and Mexico hosted by Mexico
- 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 New York. Issued by Ronnie Mamoepa at 082-990-4853 Department
of Foreign Affairs
P/Bag X152
Pretoria
0001 18 September
2006.
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