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

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19 June 2007


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