12 July 2007
Panama City: South African Deputy Foreign Minister Aziz Pahad and Deputy
Finance Minister Jabu Moleketi on Wednesday, 11 July 2007, arrived in Panama
City, Panama ahead of their official visit scheduled from Wednesday to
Thursday, 11 to 12 July 2007.
Deputy Ministers Pahad and Moleketi are visiting Panama within the context
of South Africa's commitment to consolidate bilateral political, economic and
trade relations with Panama.
Deputy Minister Pahad will hold bilateral political and economic discussions
with the Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Ricardo Duran on Thursday, 12 July
2007 while Deputy Minister Moleketi is expected to hold discussions with the
Vice Minister of Finance Orcila Vega de Constable.
Issues on the agenda of discussions between Deputy Minister Pahad and Vice
Minister Duran are expected to include, among others:
* the status of bilateral political and economic relations between both
countries
* a briefing on developments in the Latin American and the South African
Development Community (SADC) regions
* increased South-South co-operation
* co-operation between both countries in multilateral fora including the United
Nations, the Non-Aligned Movement and the Group of 77 + China.
Deputy Ministers Pahad and Moleketi will depart from Panama on Thursday, 12
July 2007 for Mexico.
For further information, please contact:
Ronnie Mamoepa
Cell: 082 990 4853
Issued by: Department of Foreign Affairs
12 July 2007
