Minister Nkoana-Mashabane to mark the 50-days countdown to UN Conference on Climate Change (COP17/CMP7)

International Relations and Cooperation Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane will deliver a keynote address during an event to mark the 50-days countdown to South Africa’s hosting of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCC) 17th Conference of the Parties and the 7thMeeting of Parties (COP17/CMP7), which will take place at The Giant Stadium in Soshanguve, North of Pretoria, on Saturday 08 October 2011.

The details of the event are as follows:

Date:           Saturday, 08 October 2011
Venue:        The Giant Stadium, Soshanguve, North of Pretoria
Time:          10h30 for 11h00

For media RSVPs: David Masango on 083 279 7520/ davidm@gcis.gov.za or Takalani Mashamba on 078 252 3722/ takalani@gcis.gov.za

For further information contact Mr Clayson Monyela, spokesperson for DIRCO, on 082 884 5974.

Issued by the Department of International Relations and Cooperation

06 October 2011