South African Development Community (SADC) Summit
14 August 2007
Pretoria - South African President Thabo Mbeki will, tomorrow Wednesday, 15
August depart for Zambia where he will lead a high-powered South African
Ministerial delegation including Minister of Foreign Affairs Nkosazana Dlamini
Zuma to the South African Development Community (SADC) Summit of Heads of State
and Government scheduled for Thursday, 16 to Friday,17 August 2007 in
Lusaka.
South Africa is participating in the SADC Summit within the context of its
commitment to strengthening and consolidating SADC as a sub-regional economic
bloc and a vehicle for the attainment sustainable regional political and
economic integration and development.
On Wednesday, President Mbeki, supported by Minister Dlamini Zuma, is
expected to participate in the meeting of the Organ on Politics, Defence and
Security scheduled for later in the day to discuss the regional political
situation.
On Thursday to Friday, President Mbeki will lead the South African (SA)
delegation to the SADC Summit of Heads of State and Government to discuss among
others:
* the political situation in the region including Lesotho, Democratic
Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Zimbabwe,
* infrastructure development in the region,
* ministerial recommendations regarding:
* economic integration processes in the region,
* the status of implementation of the Free Trade Area scheduled for 2008,
* food security,
* tourism related issues with a focus on 2010 Fifa World Cup and the
Confederation of African Football (Caf) Tournament scheduled for Angola,
* and the schedule of payments of member states.
The South African Ministerial delegations to the SADC Ministerial meetings
include Ministers Trevor Manuel, Mandisi Mpahlwa, Lulu Xingwana, Nosiviwe
Mapisa Nqakula, Manto Tshabalala-Msimang, Charles Nqakula, Mosiuoa Lekota and
Deputy Minister Rob Davies.
Issued by: Department of Foreign Affairs
14 August 2007
