ministers
6 May 2007
South African Foreign Minister Dr Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma will from Tuesday
to Thursday, 8 to 10 May 2007 host a Retreat of African Union (AU) Foreign
Ministers and the 10th Extraordinary Session of the Executive Council of AU
Foreign Ministers, which will be chaired by the Ghanaian Foreign Minister at
the Zimbali Lodge in KwaZulu-Natal.
Foreign Ministers of the AU were tasked by the Summit of Heads of State and
Government in January 2007 to meet to evaluate progress towards the political
and economic integration of Africa.
At the Retreat, Foreign Ministers will deliberate upon this matter and make
recommendations and proposals to the AU Heads of State and Government Summit
scheduled for Ghana in July this year. Ministers will also look at defining a
common understanding of political and economic integration of Africa.
At the conclusion of the Retreat, the AU's Executive Council of Foreign
Ministers will be held at the same venue from 9 to 10 May 2007 as part of
preparations for the AU Summit of Heads of State and Government in Accra,
Ghana.
Enquiries:
Ronnie Mamoepa
Cell: 082 990 4853
Issued by: Department of Foreign Affairs
6 May 2007
Source: SAPA
