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Fore
ign affairs deputy minister Aziz Pahad has concluded a nine-day
regional visit to the Middle East to discuss the consequences of a
post-Hussein Iraq for the region following its invasion by US-led
military forces.
He visited Saudi Arabia and the City of Kuwait.
In Saudi Arabia, Pahad met with Hashim Yamani, the Minister of
Trade and Industry and Nizar Madani, the assistant Minister of
Foreign Affairs, and Khaled Al-Jarallah, the undersecretary for
Foreign Affairs in Kuwait.
According to South Africa’s foreign affairs department,
discussions in both countries focused on the post-war Iraq, the
Israel and Palestine Roadmap for peace and the consequences of both
situations for regional and global peace and security.
“All principals expressed support for the positions taken by
ministers at the Organisation of Islamic Conference (OIC) meeting
in Tehran, Iran last week, which called for the territorial
integrity and the sovereignty of Iraq to be maintained following
the country’s invasion.
“In addition, the right of the Iraqi people to
self-determination must be encouraged. It is essential also that
the United Nations play a role in post-war Iraq and the
reconstruction of Iraq,” said DFA.
Regarding the Middle East peace process, support was expressed for
the US and European Union brokered Roadmap for peace. All
principals expressed optimism that a plan for peace was now in
place and maintained that this should be implemented as had been
accepted by all sides.
In addition, all preconditions should be set aside.
“The meetings between President (George) Bush and the leaders
of both Israel and Palestine are eagerly anticipated with the hope
that these will conclude with concrete steps for movement towards
the resolution of the current crisis in the region,” the
department said. Meanwhile, Pahad has departed for Cuba where he
will, together with Cuba’s First Deputy Minister of Foreign
Affairs, Ambassador Fernando Remirez de Estenoz Barciela, co-chair
the second meeting of the Consultative Mechanism between the
Foreign Ministries of South Africa and Cuba today and tomorrow.
– BuaNews.
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