Southern African Development Community (SADC) council of ministers
meeting
14 August 2007
South African Foreign Minister Dr Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma will on Tuesday, 14
August 2007, lead a South African Ministerial delegation including Ministers
Lulu Xingwana and Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula to the SADC Council of Ministers
meeting in Lusaka, Zambia.
South Africa is participating in the SADC Council of Ministers Meeting as
part of its priority of strengthening and consolidating SADC as a sub-regional
economic bloc and a vehicle for achieving sustainable regional integration and
development.
The SADC Council of Ministers Meeting is expected to discuss among other
issues:
* food security
* integration of SADC
* infrastructure and human resource development
* tourism related issues focusing on 2010 Federation Football International
Association (Fifa) World Cup and the Confederation of African Football
Tournament scheduled for Angola
* the schedule of payments of member states.
Earlier on Monday, South African Ministers Trevor Manuel, Mandisi Mpahlwa,
Dr Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma and Deputy Minister Rob Davies participated in the
SADC Regional Integration Ministers meeting where the issue of economic
integration of the SADC Region and the status of the implementation of the Free
Trade Area scheduled for 2008 was discussed.
Enquiries:
Ronnie Mamoepa
Cell: 082 990 4853
Issued by: Department of Foreign Affairs
14 August 2007
