AU Meeting on Comoros begins in Cape Town Cape Town -
South African Foreign Minister Dr Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, today, Tuesday 19 June
2007 officially opened proceedings of the AU Countries of Region charged with
the responsibility of overseeing developments in the Comoros. The meeting
will discuss the current political situation in the Comoros including preparations
for elections in the Island. The meeting at La Vendome hotel in Seapoint
is attended by Foreign Ministers of Kenya, Tanzania, Mozambique, Seychelles, Mauritius
and Madagascar who for the past ten years have been overseeing transition to democracy
in Comoros. For its part Comoros is represented by its Deputy Prime Minister and
Foreign Minister. The Foreign Ministers of the Region under the leadership
f Minister Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma is expected to make recommendations to the forthcoming
meeting of the AU Heads of State and Government scheduled for Accra, Ghana in
July this year. For more information contact Ronnie Mamoepa at 082-990-4853 Department
of Foreign Affairs P/Bag X152 Pretoria 0001 19 June 2007
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