TICAD Advisory: Accreditation for TICAD IV

Pretoria – South African President Thabo Mbeki will participate in the Fourth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD) in Yokohama, Japan from Wednesday-Friday 28-30 May.

Media wanting to cover the conference in Yokohama are requested to download the application form for accreditation on the following website:

http://www.mofa.go.jp/region/africa/ticad/ticad4/press.html

Members of the media are then requested to submit the application form accompanied by a proof of employment letter and a picture of the relevant person to the Embassy of Japan no later than Wednesday 7 May.

Kindly note visas are required for entry into Japan. Applications should be submitted to the Embassy of Japan at 259 Baines Street, Groenkloof in Pretoria.

A detailed programme will be issued shortly.

For further information please contact Xolani Malawana on 084 508 5833 and David Masango on 083 279 7520

Issued by the Department of Foreign Affairs
Private Bag X152
Pretoria
0001

7 May 2008