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The South African Minister of Transport, Mr SR (Mac) Maharaj, accompanied by

the Director-General of the Department of Transport, Mr Dipak Patel, will

pay an official visit to Italy from 15 to 17 April 1999.

During his visit Mr Maharaj will meet with the Italian Minister of Transport

and Shipping, Mr Tiziano Treu. Discussions will centre around issues of

mutual interest. The Italian Airports Company, Aeroporti di Roma (ADR),

obtained a twenty percent stake in the Airports Company of South Africa

(ACSA) during 1998 . As a follow-up to the privatisation process of ACSA,

Minister Maharaj will hold discussions with Executives of the Italian

Institute for Reconstruction (IRI) and Aeroporto di Roma (ADR), as well as

senior officials in the Italian Ministry of the Treasury and Budget. The

visit will serve to further strengthen the existing good bilateral relations

between South Africa and Italy.

Issued by the Department of Foreign Affairs, 14 April 1999

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