Media Statement
01 February 2017
Deputy Minister Landers to lead the SA delegation to the Joint Extra-Ordinary Meeting of the SADC Ministers of Environment and Natural Resources, and of the Organ on Politics, Defence and Security Cooperation
International Relations and Cooperation Deputy Minister Luwellyn Landers will lead the South African delegation to the Joint Extra-Ordinary Meeting of the SADC Ministers responsible for Environment and Natural Resources, and of the Ministerial Committee of the Organ on Politics, Defence and Security Cooperation (MCO), scheduled for 3 February 2017 in Ezulwini, in the Kingdom of Swaziland.
It is expected that the Joint Extra-Ordinary Meeting will consider, among others, the implementation modalities of the SADC Law Enforcement and Anti-Poaching (LEAP) Strategy and deliberate on the proposal to operationalise a Wildlife Enforcement Network of Southern Africa (WENSA) Secretariat.
Deputy Minister Landers will be accompanied to the meeting by Senior Officials from the Departments of Environmental Affairs and International Relations and Cooperation.
Enquiries: Clayson Monyela, spokesperson for DIRCO on 082 884 5974
ISSUED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS AND COOPERATION
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