President Mbeki to attend World Economic Forum

Pretoria - South African President Thabo Mbeki will on Thursday 25 January 2007 depart for Davos, Switzerland where he will attend the annual World Economic Forum under the banner "Shaping the Global Agenda," scheduled from Thursday - Sunday 25-28 January 2007.

President Mbeki will be supported by Ministers Mandisi Mpahlwa and Trevor Manuel.

President Mbeki and his delegation will participate in this Forum within the context of South Africa's priority to promote North-South co-operation in support of the African agenda through amongst others, the World Economic Forum.

The World Economic Forum Annual Meeting offers a unique opportunity for leaders from all walks of life - business, government, the media, academia, the arts and civil society - to shape the global agenda for 2007. In this regard, Davos 2007 will focus on the following issues:

  • Driving growth;
  • Scaling up sustainable solutions;
  • Addressing global fault lines;
  • Exploring identity and the communication disconnect; and
  • Defining leadership mandates and the power of the network.

Accordingly President Mbeki will on Friday 26 January 2007 participate in a session entitled "Africa Sets a New Pace," during which discussions are expected to focus on, among others, how resource-rich economies can be incentivized to introduce good governance systems and which successful non-resource driven economies can provide models for growth and what strategies are needed to support and sustain growth?

President Mbeki is expected to depart from Davos on Saturday 27 January 2006 for Addis Ababa ahead of the African Union Heads of State and Government Summit scheduled from Sunday - Tuesday 28-30 January 2007.

Issued by Ronnie Mamoepa on 082 990 4853

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24 January 2007

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