Foreign Affairs Director-General Dr. Ayanda Ntsaluba to Visit Angola

Pretoria- South African Foreign Affairs, Director-General Dr. Ayanda Ntsaluba will on Tuesday 22 may 2007 lead a senior South African government officials' delegation including officials from the Home Affairs and Defence departments on a visit to Angola.

Director-General Ntsaluba's visit comes within the context of South Africa's commitment to consolidating and strengthening bilateral political and economic relations with Angola within the broad framework of advancing the consolidation of the African Agenda.

In this regard, Director-General Ntsaluba's visit is being undertaken with a view to making preparations for the meeting of the South Africa-Angola Ministerial Joint Commission of Co-operation and to address issues related to outstanding bilateral agreements between the two countries.

South Africa and Angola have had a long standing strategic relationship fashioned during the struggle against apartheid and formalised into state-to-state relations with the advent of peace, democracy and justice in South Africa.

Director-General Ntsaluba and his delegation is expected to return to South Africa on Friday 25 May 2007-05-21

Issued by Ronnie Mamoepa at 082- 990- 4853

Department of Foreign Affairs
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21 May 2007