Minister Dlamini Zuma to hold Discussions with Indian
Prime Minister , Manmohan Singh in New Delhi
New Delhi - Foreign
Minister Dr Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma will hold discussions with Prime Minister Manmohan
Singh, Monday 16 July 2007 ahead of the India , Brazil South Africa (IBSA) Ministerial
Summit scheduled for Tuesday, 17 July 2007 in New Delhi.
Minister Dlamini
Zuma who arrived on Saturday in New Delhi will attend the IBSA Ministerial Summit
within the context of South Africa's commitment to consolidating strategic political,
economic and trade relations with Brazil and India within the framework of advancing
South-South relations. Critical to note is that the Ministerial Summit in New
Delhi will be held with a view to preparations for the IBSA Heads of state and
Government Summit scheduled for October this year in South Africa.
In this
regard, the Ministerial Summit in New Delhi is expected to discuss among others: Deepening
South-South dialogue and cooperation within IBSA. Assessment of achievements/
failures thus far in terms of the broad range of IBSA cooperation areas in technology,
information and skills transfers, social development, poverty alleviation and
job creation.
Discussions on the formation of a new Sect oral Working Group
within the area of Revenue Administration. Evaluation of the projects implemented
through the IBSA Trust Fund, as well as to consider new proposals
In addition,
the Ministerial Summit is also expected to evaluate the progress within the fourteen
Working Groups of IBSA that have been formed in the following areas of sectoral
cooperation: Trade; Information Society; Science and Technology; Transport; Energy;
Health; Tourism; Agriculture; Education; Cultural Issues; Defence; Social Development;
Public Administration; and Climate Change.
Bilateral trade statistics:
South
Africa - Brazil (SA Rand)
Year
SA
Exports (R'000 000)
SA Imports (R'000 000)
Total
Trade
2003
1,338,188,000
5,343,996,000
6,682,184,000
2004
1,562,499,000
6,413,675,000
7,976,174,000
2005
2,034,310,000
8,341,326,000
10,375,636,000
2006
2,750,824,000
9,382,777,000
-6,631,953,000
South
Africa - India (SA Rand)
Year
SA
Exports (R'000 000)
SA Imports (R'000 000)
Total
Trade
2003
3,350,322,000
3,126,148,000
6,476,470,000
2004
3,713,043,000
4,547,261,000
8,260,304,000
2005
7,393,783,000
7,029,784,000
14,423,567,000
2006
5,576,312,000
10,960,347,000
-5,384,035,000
2006*
Period January to December 2006 Source: Department of Trade and Industry
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