Comoros
22 June 2007
South African Foreign Minister Dr Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, in her capacity as
chair of the African Union (AU) Ministerial Committee of Countries of the
region on Comoros, will on Saturday, 23 June 2007, lead a delegation of
Ministers from Tanzania, Seychelles, Mauritius, Madagascar, Kenya and
Mozambique to Comoros.
Minister Dlamini Zuma will lead the ministerial delegation to the Comoros
within the context of the African Union's priority to consolidate peace,
security and national reconciliation in the Comoros. This visit to the Comoros
follows a meeting of the Ministerial Committee in Cape Town earlier this week
during which African Union Commissioner for Peace and Security and the Special
Envoy of the Chairperson of the AU Commission for the Comoros Ambassador Said
Djinnit briefed the ministers on the latest developments of the situation in
the Comoros.
At the meeting, the Vice-President of the Union of the Comoros requested the
African Union to provide urgent assistance to the Comorian Government to enable
it overcome the current crisis in the archipelago and to enhance the long-term
capacity of the institutions of the union. The meeting also called on all
African Union partners including the League of Arab States, the European Union,
the United Nations and the bilateral partners to fully support efforts by the
African Union to resolve the crises in the country.
The Ministerial Committee will, following their deliberations in Cape Town
earlier this week and their visit to the Comoros, present their recommendations
to Heads of State and Government at the African Union Summit in July. Minister
Dlamini Zuma is expected to return to South Africa on Monday, 25 June 2007.
For enquiries, contact:
Ronnie Mamoepa
Cell: 082 990 4853
Issued by: Department of Foreign Affairs
22 June 2007
