ministerial meeting
13 August 2006
South African Foreign Minister Dr Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma will depart for
Maseru, Lesotho today Sunday, 13 August 2006, where she will lead a senior
South African government delegation to the Southern African Development
Community (SADC) ministerial meeting scheduled from Tuesday to Wednesday, 15 -
16 August 2006.
Minister Dlamini Zuma's participation in the Council of Ministers meeting
comes within the context of South Africa's commitment to consolidate the
African agenda through among others participation in SADC institutions.
In this regard, the ministerial meeting is expected to deliberate upon and
make recommendations to the SADC Heads of State and Government, scheduled for
Thursday and Friday, 17 - 18 August 2006 on the following issues:
* continental integration including to operationalise the African Union and
the implementation of New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD)
* a review of the implementation of council decisions
* receive reports from the:
* Integrated Committee of Ministers
* Chairperson of SADC
* Executive Secretary of SADC
* joint meeting of SADC Ministers responsible for Agriculture, Livestock and
Health on avian influenza
* meeting of Ministers of Finance and Investment
* meeting of Ministers of Trade
* a progress report on the financing, design and construction of the new SADC
headquarters and
* preparations for the international conference on poverty alleviation.
President Thabo Mbeki will lead the South African delegation to the SADC
Heads of State and Government Summit scheduled for Thursday and Friday, 17 - 18
August 2006.
Enquiries:
Ronnie Mamoepa
Cell: 082 990 4853
Issued by: Department of Foreign Affairs
13 August 2006
Source: SAPA
