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President Mbeki arrives in Davos ahead of World Economic Forum Davos
- South African President Thabo Mbeki today Friday 26 January 2007 arrived in
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 is 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 later today 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 Department of Foreign Affairs
Private Bag
X152
Pretoria
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