Angola
19 November 2007
Three agreements, including an agreement on co-operation in the petroleum
sector, are expected to be signed on Wednesday, 21 November 2007 in Luanda,
Angola during the second session of the South Africa â Angola Joint Commission
for Co-operation (JCC).
Two other agreements, an agreement on the promotion of tourism between the
two countries and a Declaration of Intent on the waiving of visas for ordinary
passport holders, will also be signed during the meeting.
Minister Dlamini Zuma, accompanied by Minister Buyelwa Sonjica and Deputy
Minister Malusi Gigaba, are expected to depart for Luanda on Tuesday, 20
November 2007 for the Joint Commission meeting scheduled to begin deliberations
later in the day.
Minister Dlamini Zuma is expected to co-chair the South Africa â Angola JCC
with her Angolan counterpart Foreign Minister João Bernardo de Miranda.
The Joint Commission for Co-operation, established in 2000, will be meeting
for the second time since its establishment.
The Departments of Health, Agriculture, Defence, Trade and Industry,
Minerals and Energy as well as Social Development form part of the JCC.
The JCC will take place within the context of the need to consolidate
political, economic and trade relations between the two countries as part of
efforts to advance the consolidation of the African agenda.
Since its establishment the following agreements have been finalised under
the umbrella of the JCC: agriculture, health, the exemption from visa
requirements for diplomatic passport holders, the promotion and protection of
investments, a defence protocol, co-operation in the field of electricity, and
social assistance and reintegration.
The JCC will conclude its deliberations on Wednesday, 21 November 2007
whereupon Minister Dlamini Zuma and her delegation are expected to return to
South Africa.
Enquiries:
Ronnie Mamoepa
Cell: 082 990 4853
Issued by: Department of Foreign Affairs
19 November 2007
