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Fore
ign Affairs Minister Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma is attending the
African Union - European Union Troika meeting in Dublin, Ireland,
today.
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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