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Archived speeches available on the right, click on the name of the Principal for access 2011 2011/12/13 Press Conference Remarks by Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane, Minister of International Relations and Cooperation of the Republic of South Africa, at the conclusion of Official Discussions between President Zuma and President Guebuza, Maputo, Mozambique, 13 December 2011 2011/12/10 Remarks by COP17/CMP7 President, Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane, to the informal stock-taking plenary of COP17/CMP7 2011/12/06 Opening address by Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane at the High-Level Segment of COP17/CMP7, ICC, Durban, 06 December 2011 2011/12/02 Toast Remarks on the occasion of the 84th Birthday of His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand, 2 December 2011 2011/11/28 Statement by the incoming COP17/CMP7 President, Minister Of International Relations and Cooperation, Ms Maite Nkoana-Mashabane, during the official opening of COP17/CMP7, ICC, Durban, 28 November 2011 2011/11/28 Remarks by Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane, President of COP17/CMP7 and Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Republic of South Africa, opening press conference of COP17/CMP7 Inkosi Albert Luthuli International Convention Centre, Durban, 28 November 2011 2011/11/24 Media remarks by His Excellency President Jacob Zuma at the end of the official talks with His Excellency President Boni Yayi of Benin Cape Town, 24 November 2011 2011/11/19 Keynote address by Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Ms Maite Nkoana-Mashabane, at the Continental Consultative Dialogue on the Impact of Climate Change on Women, Gala Dinner 2011/11/18 Statement by Ambassador Abdul Samad Minty, Governor of the Republic of South Africa to the International Atomic Energy Agency at the Board of Governors  2011/11/17 Intervention by Minister Nkoana- Mashabane 12th Meeting of the Major Economies Forum on Clean Energy and Climate, 17 and 18 November 2011 2011/11/16 Address by His Excellency President Jacob Zuma to the Business Forum of South Africa and Sultanate of Oman on the occasion of the State Visit to the Sultanate of Oman Muscat, Oman, 16 November 2011. 2011/11/15 Statement by Deputy Minister Ebrahim General Debate at the 11th Council of Ministers’ Meeting of the Indian Ocean Rim Association for Regional Cooperation (IOR-ARC) 15 November 2011, Bengaluru, India 2011/11/11 Lecture by Deputy Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Mr Ebrahim Ebrahim, on the occasion of a public lecture titled “Advancing South Africa’s Foreign Policy I.R.O. The African Agenda Through Multilateral Diplomacy”, at the University of Zululand, 11 November 2011 2011/11/09 Address by Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane to Parliament on COP17/CMP7, 09 November 2011 2011/10/21 Closing remarks by the incoming President of COP17/CMP7, Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane, at the Pre-COP Ministerial Meeting, Spier Conference Centre, Stellenbosch, Western Cape Province, South Africa, 21 October 2011 2011/10/21 Pre-COP Ministerial Meeting, Spier Conference Centre, Stellenbosch, 20 to 21 October 2011 2011/10/10 Speech by Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Ms Maite Nkoana Mashabane, on the occasion of the “South African mayors conference on Climate Change in preparation for COP17/CMP7”, Emperors Palace, Kempton Park. 2011/10/04 Welcoming Remarks by Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe at the bilateral meeting with Prime Minister of the Republic of Turkey, H.E. Mr. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Pretoria, 04 October 2011. 2011/09/28 Lecture Delivered by the Deputy President of the Republic of South Africa Kgalema Motlanthe at the China Executive Leadership Academy, Shanghai, China, 28 September 2011 2011/09/22 Statement by President Jacob Zuma to the General Debate of the 66th United Nations General Assembly, UN Headquarters, New York, 21 September 2011. 2011/09/21 Media Briefing by the Deputy Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Mr Marius Fransman, 21 September 2011, Cape Town 2011/09/16 Deputy Minister Ebrahim's address on the occasion of the US ( Belated ) National Day. 2011/09/15 On the Road to Durban: Promoting Sustainable Energy Access in Africa, Speech for Deputy Minister Ebrahim, 15 September 2011 2011/09/15 Speech by Deputy Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Mr Ebrahim I Ebrahim, on the occasion of a Public Lecture on “Libya, the United Nations, the African Union and South Africa: Wrong Moves? Wrong Moves? Pretoria University, 15 September 2011 2011/09/15 Deputy Minister Ebrahim’s Remarks on the occasion of the American (belated) National Day, delivered on Thursday 15 September 2011 2011/09/13 Key note address by Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane on the occasion of the African Ministers meeting on Climate-Smart Agriculture 2011/09/09 Address by President Jacob Zuma, to the Informal Ministerial Consultations on COP 17, O.R. Tambo Building, Tshwane, 09 September 2011 2011/09/06 Statement by Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane, Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Republic of South Africa, on COP17/CMP7 on the occasion of the Commemorative Event for the 50th Anniversary of the Establishment of the Non-Alignment Movement (NAM). Belgrade, Serbia, 06 September 2011 2011/09/02 Speech by Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Ms Maite Nkoana-Mashabane, on South Africa’s Foreign Policy at Atlantic Club in Sofia, Republic of Bulgaria on 2nd September 2011 2011/09/01 Statement by H. E. Ambassador Abdul Samad Minty, Permanent Representative of the Republic of South Africa to the Conference on Disarmament, 1 September 2011 2011/08/29 Remarks by Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane to Labour on COP17/CMP7, 29 August 2011 2011/08/25 Statement by the Deputy Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Mr Marius Fransman, at the AU Pledging Conference on Somalia, Addis Ababa, 25 August 2011 2011/08/23 Opening Statement by Deputy Minister Ebrahim Ebrahim at the Eleventh Annual Regional Seminar on the Implementation of International Humanitarian Law, 23 August 2011, OR Tambo Building, Pretoria 2011/08/11 Media Statement by President Jacob Zuma at the conclusion of Official Talks with President Pierre Nkurunziza during the State Visit to the Republic of Burundi, 11 August 2011 2011/08/10 Keynote address by Deputy Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Marius Fransman, on the occassion of the official opening of the Pan African Youth Union Executive Committee, 10 August 2011. 2011/08/09 Statement by the Deputy Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Mr Marius Llewellyn Fransman, on South Africa’s Relief Programme in Somalia to a Media Briefing held on 9 August 2011 at the OR Tambo Airport, Johannesburg 2011/08/09 Speaking Notes for Consul General, H. E. Mr Pule Malefane on the occasion of Women’s Day 2011 Celebration, Rizvi Law College, Bandra 2011/08/08 Statement by Deputy Minister Ebrahim after Bilateral Meeting with Syrian counterpart, Mr Mikdad 2011/08/08 Speech by Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Ms Maite Nkoana Mashabane, on the occasion of a “Consultative Dialogue on Women and Climate Change – preparing for Durban and Beyond”, 8 August 2011, Polokwane 2011/08/07 Remarks by Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane, National Consultative Workshop on Women and Climate Change, Sunday, 07 August 2011 2011/08/05 Speech by Deputy Minister Ebrahim Ebrahim on “South Africa’s position vis-à-vis recent UNSC resolutions on Libya and the Libyan crisis as a test of South Africa’s leadership role on “African solutions to African problems” – presented at the University of Venda - August 2, 2011 2011/08/02 Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane on South Africa’s level of preparedness on COP17/CMP7 scheduled for November – December 2011 in Durban, RSA. 2011/07/22 Lecture by Deputy Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Ebrahim I Ebrahim, on the occasion of the Speakers Meeting at the South African Institute of International Affairs (SAIIA), 22 July 2011 2011/07/19 Address by President Jacob Zuma at the South Africa-Tanzania Business Forum Meeting, on the occasion of the State Visit by His Excellency, President Jakaya Kikwete of Tanzania, Royal Elephant Hotel, Pretoria, 19 July 2011 2011/07/19 Media Statement by President Jacob Zuma on the occasion of the State Visit by the President of the United Republic of Tanzania, Mr Jakaya Kikwete, Pretoria, 19 July 2011 2011/07/15 Remarks by Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Ms Maite Nkoana-Mashabane, on the occasion of the OR Tambo Dinner during the Heads of Mission Conference,  Velmore Conference Center, 14 July 2011. 2011/0714 Deputy Minister Marius Fransman’ keynote address at the University of Preoria on the topic “The United Nations and Regional Challenges in Africa: 50 Years After the Death of Dag Hammarskjöld” 2011/07/14 Mr. J.T. Radebe, Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development of the Republic of South Africa during the United Nations Security Council Debate on the situation in the Sudan 2011/07/06 Media Statement by the Minister of International Relations and Cooperation Ms Maite Nkoana-Mashabane during DIRCO’s Weekly Media Briefing, 06 July 2011 2011/07/03 Statement by Minister Nkoana-Mashabane during the Session attended by German Federal Chancellor, Angela Merkel, Petersberg Climate Dialogue II, 3rd July 2011 2011/07/03 Welcoming Address by Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane during the Petersberg Climate Dialogue II, 3rd July 2011, Berlin, Germany: 09H45, “Setting the Scene” 2011/06/27 Minister’s Remarks at the Women and Climate Change Side-Event on the sidelines of the 17th Ordinary Session of the African Union (Malabo – Equatorial Guinea), 27 June 2011 2011/06/22 Remarks by Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane on the occasion of a Working Visit to the Republic of Mali, Bamako, 22 June 2011 2011/06/20 Remarks by Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane on the occasion of the Ministerial Session of the Bi-National Commission between South Africa and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Lubumbashi, DRC: 20 June 2011 2011/06/17 Deputy Minister Marius Fransman address to the Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), 16 June 2011, Washington, USA 2011/06/16 Address by Marius Llewellyn Fransman, MP, Deputy Minister of International Relations and Cooperation delivered on the occasion of the Youth Roundtable: Youth Action for Economic Freedom in our Lifetime Enhancing SA Skills, Thursday 16th June 2011, Washington DC, USA. 2011/06/16 Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane’ speech during her interaction with the G-77 and China on Climate Change – 16 June 2011 (New York) 2011/06/16 Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane’ speech at an interactive session with the group of climate friends: 16 June 2011 (New York) 2011/06/16 Deputy Minister Marius Fransman address to the Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), 16 June 2011, Washington, USA 2011/06/13 Speech delivered by Deputy Minister Marius Fransman on Economic and Social Council and the Peace Building Commission Interactive Panel discussion “Promoting durable peace and sustainable development in Sudan and South Sudan”, 13 June 2011, ECOSOC Chamber, New York 2011/06/13 Statement by Deputy Minister Marius Fransman of the Republic of South Africa to the UNDP Segment of the Annual Session of the Executive Board of the UNDP/UNFPA/UNOPS held at the United Nations Headquarters in New York, 13 June 2011 2011/06/12 Closing Remarks by His Excellency Jacob Zuma, President of the Republic of South Africa at the SADC-COMESA-EAC Tripartite Heads of State and Government Summit Meeting, Venue Sandton Sun Convention Center, South Africa, Date 12 June 2011 2011/06/12 Welcome Remarks by His Excellency Jacob Zuma, President of the Republic of South Africa at the SADC-COMESA-EAC Tripartite Heads of State and Government Summit Meeting, Venue: Sandton Sun Convention Centre, South Africa, Date: 12 June 2011 2011/06/09 Opening Remarks by Minister Nkoana-Mashabane and British Foreign Secretary William Hague at the start of the 9th United Kingdom – South Africa Bilateral Forum, Lancaster House, London, Thursday, 09 June 2011 2011/06/09 Words by Ambassador Phatse Justice Piitso on the occasion of his Farewell Function, organised by the African Diplomatic Corps in Havana, Hotel Nacional, 9 June 2011 2011/06/03 Speech by Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane at the Millennium Development Goals follow-up Ministerial Meeting – June 3, 2011 (Tokyo, Japan) 2011/05/31 Media Statement by the Minister of International Relations and Cooperation Ms Maite Nkoana-Mashabane following DIRCO’s Budget Vote Speech, 31 May 2011 2011/05/31 Budget Vote Speech: Minister of International Relations and Cooperation Honorable Ms Maite Nkoana-Mashabane, National Assembly, Tuesday, 31 May 2011 2011/05/31 Budget Vote Speech by Deputy Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Mr. Marius Fransman to the National Assembly – Tuesday, 31 May 2011 2011/05/28 Address by Deputy Minister Marius Fransman at the Celebration of the 48th Africa Day, held at the Sandton Convention Centre, Johannesburg on Saturday 28th May 2011 2011/05/26 Statement by the Deputy President of South Africa, Kgalema Motlanthe, at the 2nd Africa-India Summit, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 25 May 2011 2011/05/25 Speech by the SA ambassador to Venezuela, Mr. B.W Gila at the invitation by Venezuelan National Assembly on Africa day, 25 May 2011 2011/05/25 Speech by Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Ms. Maite Nkoana-Mashabane during the XVI Non-Aligned Movement Ministerial Conference and Commemorative Meeting in Bali (Indonesia) - May 25, 2011 2011/05/20 Speech by Minister Nkoana-Mashabane at the Progressive Women’s Movement of South Africa (PWM-SA) Summit on Women, Peace and Security – May 20-22, 2011 2011/05/18 Statement by Ambassador Mandisi Mpahlwa of South Africa, Peoples’ Friendship University, Moscow, 18 May 2011 2011/05/12 Media Statement by Deputy Minister Ebrahim Ismail Ebrahim during a Press Briefing held today, 12 May 2011 following Bilateral Engagements with Dr Mohammad Javad Larijani, Head of the Supreme Council for Human Rights of the Islamic Republic of Iran 2011/05/12 Speech by Deputy Minister Marius Llewellyn Fransman, MP, on the theme “South Africa’s Role in the International Arena” – 12 May 2011 (UWC) 2011/05/11 Keynote Address by the Deputy Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, H. E. Mr. Ebrahim I Ebrahim at the BRICS Round-Table Discussion hosted by the IMC and the Financial Times, Wednesday, 11 May 2011 2011/05/04 Remarks by Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe on the Visit by the Vice-President of Vietnam, Her Excellency Nguyen Thi Doan 04 May 2011, Pretoria 2011/04/27 Address by His Excellency President Jacob Zuma on the celebration of Freedom Day, Union Buildings, Pretoria, 27 April 2011 2011/04/27 Remarks by Ambassador PJ Pitso on the occasion of the 17th Anniversary of Freedom Day, Hotel Nacional, 27 April 2011 2011/04/18 Questions & Answers Session following the Media Briefing by Minister Nkoana-Mashabane, Pretoria, 18 April 2011 2011/04/18 Notes following a Media Briefing by the Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Ms Maite Nkoana-Mashabane to the Media in Pretoria on 18 April 2011 on latest International Developments 2011/04/14 Address by President Jacob Zuma to the plenary of the third BRICS leaders meeting, Sanya, Hainan Island, People's Republic of China 2011/04/14 Statement by South African President Jacob Zuma during the Joint Press Conference by BRICS Heads of State at the Third BRICS Summit Sanya, Hainan Island, People's Republic of China 2011/04/05 Transcript following Minister Nkoana-Mashabane’s Media Briefing on Current and International Issues, 05 April 2011 2011/04/05 Notes following Minister’s Media Briefing on Current and International Issues, 05 April 2011 2011/04/01 Communiqué Summit of the Organ Troika on Politics, Defence and Security 31 March 2011-04-01, Livingstone, Republic of Zambia 2011/03/31 Address by Mr Marius Fransman, Deputy Minister of International Relations and Cooperation during a Panel discussion on South Africa’s Second Term on the UN Security Council - expectations, objectives and challenges, Centre of Mediation and the Centre for Human Rights University of Pretoria, Wednesday, 30 March 2011 2011/03/28 Public Lecture by the Deputy President of the Republic of South Africa, Kgalema Motlanthe, at New York University, New York, United States of America 28 March 2011. 2011/03/28 Speaking Notes by Deputy President of South Africa Kgalema Motlanthe at the New York Stock Exchange 2011/03/25 Concluding Remarks by President Jacob Zuma at SACU Summit 25 March 2011 2011/03/25 Opening Remarks by His Excellency Jacob Zuma at the Heads of State and Government Meeting of the Southern Africa Customs Union countries 25 March 2011 2011/03/15 Closing Remarks by Deputy Minister Ebrahim Ebrahim: 3rd South Africa – Switzerland HLC, Bern, 15 March 2011 2011/03/15 Media Briefing Statement by International Relations and Cooperation Deputy Minister, Marius Fransman, on Current Affairs, Cape Town, 15 March 2011 2011/03/15 Opening remarks by Deputy Minister Ebrahim Ebrahim 3rd South Africa – Switzerland HLC BERN, 15 March 2011 2011/03/11 Media Briefing by the Minister Ms Maite Nkoana-Mashabane, OR Tambo Building, 10 March 2011 2011/03/11 Minister Nkoana-Mashabane’s Interview with Partnership Magazine, India 2011/03/10 Media Briefing by International Relations and Cooperation Minister, Ms Maite Nkoana-Mashabane, Pretoria, 10 March 2011 2011/03/08 Opening Remarks by Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane at the 7th IBSA Trilateral Commission Meeting, New Delhi, 8 March 2011 2011/03/08 Remarks by Deputy Minister Ebrahim I Ebrahim during Bilateral Meeting with the Deputy Foreign Minister for African Affairs of Iran, Dr Hadi Solaimanpour, Pretoria, 8 March 2011 2011/03/04 Talking Notes by Hon. Dr Hage Geingob, Chairperson of the SADC Council of Ministers and Minister of Trade and Industry of the Republic of Namibia on the occasion of Briefing the Media on the outcome of the Meeting of the SADC Council of Ministers, Windhoek, Namibia, 04 March 2011 2011/03/01 Notes following Deputy Minister Fransman’s Media Briefing, 1 March 2011 2011/02/28 Statement  by Ms Maite Nkoana-Mashabane, Minister of International Relations and Cooperation of the Republic of South Africa, to the 16th Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council Geneva, Switzerland, 28 February 2011 2011/02/26 South Africa welcomes and supports the UNSC Resolution on Libya - UNSC Resolution on Libya, 26 February 2011 2011/02/23 Budget Speech by Minister of Finance Pravin Gordhan, Parliament, 23 February 2011 2011/02/22 Transcript: International Cooperation, Trade and Security Cluster Briefing, 22 February 2011 2011/02/22 International Cooperation, Trade and Security Cluster (ICTS) Media Briefing after 2011 SONA, Final Speaking Notes 2011/02/22 Tribute to Jannie Momberg by Marius Llewellyn Fransman, Deputy Minister of International Relations & Cooperation, delivered in the National Assembly, Cape Town, Tuesday 22 February 2011 2011/02/21 Main Address by Deputy Minister Fransman on the occasion of the African Diaspora Technical Committee of Experts Meeting (TCEM) on 21 February 2011 2011/02/18 South Africa explains its Vote in favour of the Draft Resolution on Israeli Settlements, 18 February 2011 2011/02/18 Media Briefing by the Minister of International Relations and Cooperation Ms Maite Nkoana-Mashabane, 17 February 2011 Cape Town 2011/02/17 Address by President Jacob Zuma in response to the Debate on the State of the Nation Address, National Assembly, Cape Town, 17 February 2011 2011/02/10 State of the Nation Address By His Excellency Jacob G Zuma, President of the Republic of South Africa, at the Joint Sitting Of Parliament, Cape Town, 10 February 2011 2011/02/10 Farewell Remarks by Deputy Minister Ebrahim Ishmail Ebrahim at a Luncheon in honour of departing Belgian Ambassador, H. E. Mr J Mutton, 10 February 2011, Cape Town 2011/02/08 Keynote Address by Deputy Minister Marius Fransman, MP to United Nations Country Team Retreat Reception, 08 February 2011, 18h30, The House of JC Le Roux, Stellenbosch 2011/02/04 Report of the NEPAD Heads of State High Level Sub-Committee on Infrastructure to the AU Nepad Heads of State and Government Orientation Committee by President Jacob Zuma – January 29, 2011. 2011/01/26 Remarks by Deputy Minister Ebrahim I Ebrahim at the Graduation Ceremony of Media24 Journalism Academy, 26 January 2011 2011/01/05 South Africa takes up its Seat on the United Nations Security Council, media briefing: Minister Nkoana-Mashabane, 5 January 2011