Summit on Good Governance and Human Rights
8 December 2007
Lisbon: South African President Thabo Mbeki is today, Saturday, 8 December
2007, expected to lead discussions on Good Governance at the European
Union-Africa Summit of Heads of State and Government scheduled for Saturday, 8
December 2007, to Sunday, 9 December 2007, in Portugal.
Other topics to be discussed by the EU-Africa Summit of Heads of State and
Government include Peace and Security; Energy and Climate Change; Migration;
Economic Partnership Agreements as well as Infrastructure and Development.
President and Mrs Thabo Mbeki arrived earlier today in Lisbon for the EU-Africa
Summit supported by Deputy Foreign Minister Aziz Pahad, Foreign Affairs
Director-General Dr Ayanda Ntsaluba; Advocate Mojanku Gumbi and South Africa's
Ambassadors to Portugal, the EU and the African Union (AU), Thandi
Profit-Mclean, Dr Anil Sooklal, Chris Pepani, respectively and Ambassador
Jessie Duarte.
President Mbeki is attending the EU-Africa Summit within the context of
strengthening relations with the EU countries with a view to the Consolidation
of the African Agenda. The EU-Africa Summit is expected to endorse the
Africa-EU Strategy developed at Ministerial level focusing on Peace and
Security; Good Governance and Human Rights, Trade and Regional Integration and
Development Issues.
President Mbeki will also during his visit to Portugal and on the margins of
the Summit hold bilateral discussions with Presidents of Sudan, Mauritania and
Côte d'Ivoire whilst receiving courtesy calls from leaders of Germany, Italy,
Austria, Sweden, Bulgaria, Hungary and Ireland.
Enquiries:
Ronnie Mamoepa
Cell: 082 990 4853
Issued by: Department of Foreign Affairs
8 December 2007
