Mbeki in Abuja for AU talks
2005-01-29 21:21
Pretoria - President Thabo Mbeki arrived in the Nigerian capital on Saturday for the African Union (AU) Heads of State and Government Summit which will take place on Sunday and Monday, the Department of Foreign Affairs said.
The summit is scheduled to deal with programme and budget reports for 2005, conflict resolution, the New Plan for Africa's Development as well as the Africa-Asia Summit planned for April in Indonesia.
The topics of food security, HIV-Aids, malaria, tuberculosis and polio eradication are also expected to come up.
Mbeki is scheduled to be joined by Foreign Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, according to a statement.
- SAPA