24 January 2007
Pretoria: South African President Thabo Mbeki will on Thursday, 25 January
2007, depart for Davos, Switzerland where he will attend the annual World
Economic Forum under the banner "Shaping the Global Agenda," scheduled from
Thursday to Sunday, 25 to 28 January 2007.
President Mbeki will be supported by Ministers Mandisi Mpahlwa and Trevor
Manuel.
President Mbeki and his delegation will participate in this Forum within the
context of South Africa's priority to promote North-South co-operation in
support of the African agenda through amongst others, the World Economic
Forum.
The World Economic Forum Annual Meeting offers a unique opportunity for
leaders from all walks of life - business, government, the media, academia, the
arts and civil society - to shape the global agenda for 2007. In this regard,
Davos 2007 will focus on the following issues:
* driving growth
* scaling up sustainable solutions
* addressing global fault lines
* exploring identity and the communication disconnect
* defining leadership mandates and the power of the network.
Accordingly President Mbeki will on Friday, 26 January 2007, participate in
a session entitled "Africa Sets a New Pace," during which discussions are
expected to focus on, among others, how resource-rich economies can be
incentivised to introduce good governance systems and which successful,
non-resource driven economies can provide models for growth and what strategies
are needed to support and sustain growth?
President Mbeki is expected to depart from Davos on Saturday, 27 January
2006, for Addis Ababa ahead of the African Union Heads of State and Government
Summit scheduled from Sunday to Tuesday, 28 to 30 January 2007.
For further information, please contact:
Ronnie Mamoepa
Cell: 082 990 4853
Issued by: Department of Foreign Affairs
24 January 2007
