Africa and Switzerland
7 May 2007
Transport Minister, Jeff Radebe together with Her Excellency, the Head of
the Swiss Federal Department of Economic Affairs, Ms Doris Luethard, will sign
a Bilateral Air Services Agreement on behalf of the governments of the two
countries.
With the initial Air Services Agreement between the Union of South Africa
and Switzerland, signed in 1959, a need was identified for modernisation due to
the many changes that have occurred in the aviation environment during the past
48 years. Switzerland, as part of the European Region, has been identified as
an important market in terms of the Department of Transport's Airlift Strategy.
The details of the signing are as follows:
Date: Tuesday, 8 May 2007
Time: 14h00
Venue: Department of Transport, 159 Forum Building, Cnr Struben and Bosman
Street, Pretoria
For enquiries, contact:
Collen Msibi
Cell: 082 414 5279
Sam Monareng
Deputy Director: Media Relations
Tel: (012) 309 3970
Fax: (012) 309 3313
Cell: 083 326 1521
Issued by: Department of Transport
7 May 2007
Source: SAPA
