Mbeki to attend AU summit
2004-07-05 08:59
Pretoria - President Thabo Mbeki will head to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on Monday for the African Union (AU) Heads of State and Government Summit which runs from Tuesday to Thursday.
Spokesperson Ronnie Mamoepa said in a statement on Sunday that Mbeki would lead the South African delegation, which would include the Minister of Foreign Affairs Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma.
The Peace and Security Council, chaired by Dlamini Zuma, would make recommendations to the Summit.
These recommendations, which would be tabled by Mbeki, would cover developments in Darfur, Sudan, Burundi, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Ivory Coast.
- SAPA