Dr Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma is part of the continental body's delegation comprising Chairperson of the AU Commission Alpha Omar Konare, Foreign Minister of Mozambique Leonardo Simao, the current Chair of the AU Executive Council of Ministers.
The EU Troika will be represented by a delegate from the EU Commission, Irish Foreign Minister Brian Cowen and Foreign Minister of the Netherlands Jaap de Hoop Scheffer.
Foreign Affairs spokesperson Ronnie Mamoepa said the meeting would discuss issues of mutual interest between the two parties.
"The meeting is expected to discuss, amongst others, peace and security, the recently established Peace and Security Council and conflict situations on the African continent, with particular reference to the latest development in the DRC, Comoros and Sudan," he said.
Other issues include governance in relation to Africa's new economic revival plan, Nepad and the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM), regional integration and trade, key development areas between both regions, namely the relationship between the AU and Regional Economic Communities (RECs), Africa's debt situation, migration and food security.
Tomorrow is set for discussions with the EU Ministerial Troika.
"Discussions will include general socio-economic and political conditions being experienced in South Africa and the EU and the implementation and review of the SA-EU Trade, Development and Co-operation Agreement (TDCA).
Other issues would be political co-operation between the two parties, South Africa's 10 Years of Democracy Celebrations and a review of developments in the EU, including the campaign against terrorism and the enlargement of the body.
The EU troika will consist of the EU Commissioner for Development Poul Nielson, Minister Cowen and the Dutch Minister for Development Agnes Ardenne van den Assen.
On conclusion Minister Dlamini Zuma will hold bilateral political and economic discussions with minister Cowen with a view to further consolidating relations between both countries.
It is expected that both Foreign Ministers will sign a Declaration of Intent following the meeting -BuaNews.
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