N Dlamini Zuma pays courtesy call on President of Ivory Coast

Abidjan – South African Foreign Minister Dr Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma today, 16
February 2006, paid a courtesy call on President Laurent Gbagbo of Côte
d’Ivoire in Abidjan the Capital of Côte d’Ivoire.

Minister Dlamini-Zuma is in Côte d’Ivoire as part of the International
Working Group on Côte d’Ivoire scheduled to meet on Friday, 17 February to
assess progress regarding the implementation of the peace process in Côte
d’Ivoire.

Addressing the media following the courtesy call on President Gbagbo,
Minister Dlamini Zuma indicated that she was "appraised by President Gbagbo on
the current political situation in Côte d’Ivoire".

Minister Dlamini Zuma is scheduled later today to meet with the Prime
Minister of Côte d’Ivoire Charles Konan Banny in the Capital Abidjan. Minister
Dlamini Zuma is leading a South Africa Government Delegation, which includes
the Deputy Director-General of Foreign Affairs Ambassador Duarte.

Enquiries: Ronnie Mamoepa
Cell: 082 990 4853

Issued by: Department of Foreign Affairs
16 February 2006