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President Thabo Mbeki to hold bilateral discussions with Mozambican President Armando Guebuza
14 May 2008
Pretoria: South African President Thabo Mbeki will on Thursday, 15 May 2008, depart for Maputo, Mozambique where he is expected to hold political bilateral discussions with his Mozambican counterpart President Armando Guebuza scheduled for later in the day.
President Mbeki will hold discussions with President Guebuza within the context of South Africa's priority to consolidate relations with Mozambique with a view to strengthening relations with countries of the region.
In October 2007 President Mbeki hosted President Guebuza in Pretoria for the South Africa–Mozambique Heads of State Economic Bilateral Commission which aimed to strengthen economic, trade and investment relations between the two countries.
The two Presidents are expected to discuss, among others, the status of relations between the two countries, regional developments and matters of international interest.
President Mbeki is expected to return to South Africa later on Thursday, 15 May ahead of the President's International Investment Council Meeting at San Lameer, on the south coast of KwaZulu-Natal which takes place from Friday 16 May 2008, to Sunday, 18 May 2008.
Enquiries:
Ronnie Mamoepa
Cell: 082 990 4853
Issued by: Department of Foreign Affairs
14 May 2008