African Development Community (SADC) meeting of the inter-state politics and
diplomacy committee
14 June 2006
Pretoria - South African Deputy Foreign Minister Aziz Pahad will on
Thursday, 15 June 2006 depart for Windhoek, Namibia where he will lead the
South African government delegation to the SADC Meeting of the Inter-State
politics and Diplomacy Committee (ISPDC) scheduled for the same day.
South Africa alongside Namibia and Lesotho, constitute the Troika of the
SADC Organ on Politics, Defence and Security.
As such, Deputy Minister Pahad's participation in this meeting comes within
the context of South Africa's commitment to consolidate the African agenda
through South Africa's participation in SADC institutions.
Issues on the agenda of discussion at the ISPDC meeting will include, among
others:
* a review of the political situation in the region
* peace and stability in the DRC
* consolidation of democracy in the region
* SADC support of peacekeeping and conflict resolution initiatives.
Deputy Minister Pahad is expected to return to South Africa on Thursday, 15
June 2006 ahead of the 30th anniversary commemoration of the Soweto
Uprising.
Enquiries:
Ronnie Mamoepa
Cell: 082 990 4853
Issued by: Department of Foreign Affairs
14 June 2006
Source: SAPA
