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Minister of International Relations and Cooperation Ms Maite Nkoana-Mashabane being interviewed by media at the Africa Union. Picture by: Jacoline Prinsloo |
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| Press statement of the Ministerial Committee of the Organ Troika, 26 January 2012. The Southern African Development Community (SADC) Ministerial Committee of the Organ (MCO) Troika, comprising of South Africa as Chair, the Republic of Zambia and United Republic of Tanzania as well as the SADC Secretariat, convened an urgent meeting in Pretoria. |
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Minister of International Relations and Cooperation Ms Maite Nkoana-Mashabane during the opening of Ministerial session. Picture by: Jacoline Prinsloo |
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Statement by Deputy Minister Ebrahim Ebrahim at the UN Security Council Open Debate on "The Situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian Question", 24 January 2012. South Africa expresses its appreciation to Assistant Secretary-General Oscar Fernandez Taranco for his briefing to the Council. We thank the Permanent Observer of Palestine and the Permanent Representative of Israel for their statements.
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Deputy Minister Marius Fransman to brief the media on political developments in Madagascar
MEMBERS OF THE MEDIA ARE INVITED AS FOLLOWS:
Date: 24 January 2012
Time: 13h15
Venue: Media Centre, OR Tambo Building
RSVP: Curtis Singo, SingoC@dirco.gov.za/072 625 7060
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| Deputy Minister Ebrahim to preside over UN Security Council meeting on the situation in the Middle East. International Relations and Cooperation Deputy Minister Ebrahim Ebrahim will on Tuesday, 24 January 2012, preside over a meeting of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) in New York on the situation in the Middle East. |
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President Zuma to lead SA Delegation to the AU Assembly. President Jacob Zuma will lead a South African government delegation to the 18th Ordinary Session of the African Union Assembly, scheduled to take place from 29 to 30 January 2012 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, under the theme: “Boosting Intra-African Trade”. |
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Media Statement by Deputy Minister Marius Fransman on the return of former President Marc Ravolamanana to Madagascar. The Deputy Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Marius Fransman in his capacity as the Chair of the SADC Organ Troika and President Jacob Zuma's Special Envoy on Madagascar notes the announcement by former President Mr Marc Ravolamanana of his intention to return to the Republic of Madagascar on 21 January 2012. |
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| Press statement by Ms Maite Nkoana-Mashabane, Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, on the Chairpersonship of the African Union Commission, 18 January 2012, Bela-Bela Municipal Chambers, Bela-Bela. It is now public knowledge that the South African Government has presented the candidature of the Minister of Home Affairs, Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, for the position of Chairperson of the African Union Commission on behalf of the Southern African Development Community (SADC). |
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Minister of International Relations and Cooperation Ms Maite Nkoana-Mashabane with Minister of Home Affairs Dr Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma during a press conference held in Bela Bela with regard to Dr Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma's AU candidature. |
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Press briefing on AU Commission Chairpersonship
Members of the media are invited as follows:
Date: Wednesday, 18 January 2012
Time: 13h00
Venue: Bela-Bela Municipal Offices, Chris Hani Drive, Bela-Bela
NB: Transport for journalists will be available from the Head Office of the Department of International Relations and Cooperation to Bela-Bela. Departure time is 12h00.
RSVP: Curtis Singo, SingoC@dirco.gov.za
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| South African Government welcomes UN Security Council Resolution 2033.
The South African Government has welcomed the United Nations Security Council’s (UNSC’s) unanimous adoption on 12 January 2012 of Resolution 2033, which urges for enhanced cooperation between the UNSC and sub-regional organisations, particularly the African Union (AU), in peace and security matters. |
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| Media Invite: Discussion Forum on Sudan’s transition to democracy. The Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) invites all media to a discussion forum on Sudan’s transition to democracy, to be addressed by the United States Special Envoy for Sudan, Ambassador Princeton N. Lyman. |
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President Jacob Zuma giving a press conference after the UNSC sesstion on AU UN cooperation. Standing behind him is Mr Baso Sanqu, South Africa’s Permanent Representative to the UN. |
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President Jacob Zuma at the United Nations Security Council, seated next to him is Secretary General Ban Ki Moon.
In the background is Minister of International Relations and Cooperation Ms Maite Nkoana-Mashabane. |
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President Jacob Zuma addressing the UNSC luncheon.
Seated next to him is Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane and in the background is United States Permanent Representative Ms Susan Rice. |
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Minister of International Relations and Cooperation South Africa, Ms Maite Nkoana-Mashabane in her capacity as United Nations Security Council President giving a press conference after the Somalia discussions. South Africa holds the rotating presidency of the Council for the month of January. Standing behind her is Mr Baso Sanqu, South Africa’s Permanent Representative to the UN.
Picture by: Jacoline Prinsloo
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President of South Africa Mr Jacob Zuma meeting with Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.
Picture by: Jacoline Prinsloo
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