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Media Programme for State Visit to South Africa by Chinese President
Hu Jintao, Tuesday 6 February - Thursday 8 February 2007 Tuesday 6 February
2007 Arrival of media for photo opportunity on arrival of President
Hu Jintao in South Africa Venue : Johannesburg International Airport
VIP Lounge
(International Arrival Terminal)
Please RSVP - accreditation
required
(Pool arrangement)
Contact : Manusha Pillai on 082
389 3587
Arrival of Chinese President Hu Jintao To be
received by Minister of Foreign Affairs Dr Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma 15h00
Arrival of media ahead of official welcoming ceremony in honour of President Hu
Jintao Venue : Union Buildings Amphitheatre
Pretoria
(Media
to arrive through Government Avenue)
(Please present press cards) (Accreditation
Required!!!)
Contact : Manusha Pillai on 082 389 3587
David Hlabane on 082 561 9428 16h00 Arrival of President Hu Jintao
To be received by President Thabo Mbeki Media in attendance
Bilateral discussions between President Thabo Mbeki and President Hu Jintao 17h00
Arrival of media ahead of signing ceremony and joint press conference by President
Thabo Mbeki and President Hu Jintao Venue : Union Buildings Amphitheatre
Pretoria
(Media to arrive through Government Avenue)
(Please present
press cards) (Accreditation Required!!!) Contact : Manusha
Pillai on 082 389 3587
David Hlabane on 082 561 9428 17h55 Signing
Ceremony Agreements to be signed: - Protocol on Phyto-Sanitary
requirements for the export of pear fruit from China to South Africa
- Protocol
on Phyto-Sanitary Requirements for Export of Table Grapes from South Africa to
China
- Protocol on Phyto-Sanitary Requirements for the Export of Apple
Fruit from China to South Africa
- Protocol on Phyto-Sanitary Requirements
for the Export of Tobacco-Leaf from the China to South Africa
- Agreement
between South Africa and the PRC on Co-operation in the Minerals and Energy Sector.
- Memorandum
of Understanding regarding the Establishment of the South Africa-China Minerals
and Energy Sectoral Co-operation Committee.
- Agreement on Economic and
Technical Co-operation between South Africa and the PRC.
Joint
press conference 19h00 Media arrive for photo opportunity ahead of State
Banquet hosted by President Thabo Mbeki in honour of President Hu Jintao Venue
: Presidential Guesthouse
Bryntirion Estate
Church Street
(Enter
through Gate 9)
Pretoria (Please present press cards) (Accreditation
Required!!!) Contact : Manusha Pillai on 082 389 3587
David
Hlabane on 082 561 9428 19h30 State Banquet hosted by President Thabo
Mbeki in honour of President Hu Jintao Media in attendance for photo
opportunity and toast remarks
Wednesday 7 February 2007
10h00
President Hu Jintao to present keynote address at University of Pretoria Venue
: The Aula
University of Pretoria
Pretoria Contact : Manusha
Pillai on 082 389 3587 11h00 Arrival of media ahead of photo opportunity
when Deputy President Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka pays courtesy call on President Hu
Jintao
Venue : The Sheraton Hotel
Church Street
Arcadia
Pretoria
Contact : Manusha Pillai on 082 389 3587
Thabang
Chiloane on 082 888 8783
11h30 Deputy President Mlambo-Ngcuka to pay
courtesy call on President Hu Jintao Photo opportunity 15h00
President Hu Jintao to meet with members of the Chinese community 17h00
President Hu Jintao to visit the Discovery Modern site for a guided tour of the
Little Foot fossil at the Fossils Exhibition area Venue : Discovery
Modern Site
Maropeng
Magaliesberg
Contact : Manusha Pillai
on 082 389 3587 NOTE
MEDIA WILL NOT BE ALLOWED ACCESS
TO THE EVENTS UNLESS ACCREDITATION HAS BEEN RECEIVED. KINDLY
INDICATE WHICH EVENTS YOU WILL BE COVERING AS ACCREDITATION WILL BE SPECIFIED KINDLY
RSVP FOR ACCREDITATION PURPOSES BY MONDAY 29 JANUARY 2007 16H00
pillaim@foreign.gov.za
SMS:
082 389 3587
For further information contact Manusha Pillai
on 082 389 3587
Issued by Department of Foreign Affairs
Private Bag
X152
Pretoria
0001 25 January 2007 | 
