Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane to chair an AU session on Post Conflict Development in Africa

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia- International Relations and Cooperation Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane has arrived today, 27 January 2010, to attend the African Union (AU) Ministerial Executive Council as part of the preparations for the 14th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government.

Since her arrival, Minister Nkoana-Mashabane held discussions with her counterparts from SADC to reaffirm their commitment to a common position and strategic approach as they map a way forward for the forthcoming Council of Ministers – which starts tomorrow and ends on Friday.

On the sidelines of the Council of Ministers of the African Union, Minister Nkoana-Mashabane will chair the Committee on Post-Conflict Development in Africa and the Nomination of the Chairship of the African Union. She will also have bilateral meetings with several of her counterparts, including Foreign Affairs Minister of Ethiopia.

The Minister will then receive President Jacob G. Zuma on Friday when he arrives for the 14th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of Heads of States and Governments which ends 2 February 2010.
 
For more information contact the Chief Director for Public Diplomacy, Mr Saul Kgomotso Molobi, on 082 940 1647.

Department of International Relations and Cooperation
South African Embassy in Ethiopia
Addis Ababa

27 January 2010