AfricanParliamentandtheEconomic,SocialandCultural

Council.Regarding theoutstandingorgansof theAfrican

Union,SouthAfrica isactively involved inamongstother

things, theprocessof themergerof theAfricanCourton

HumanandPeoples’RightsandtheAfricanCourtofJustice.

SouthAfrica’s Justice Barnard Ngoepe, representing the

SouthernAfricanregioniscurrentlyservinginthebenchof

theAfricanCourtonHumanandPeoples’Rights.

South Africa, whose secondment policy is being

finalised, has demonstrated her commitment towards

the strengthening of the African Union Commission by

secondinganofficialtotheOfficeoftheSpecialRapporteur

ontheRightsofWomeninAfricaattheAfricanCommission

onHumanandPeoples’RightsinBanjul,theGambia.This

isinadditiontothetwoofficialspreviouslysecondedtothe

AUCommission.

Finalisation of AU budget and Implementation of AU Vision, Mission and Strategic Framework

SincetheadoptionofthenewscaleofassessmentinSirte,

Libya, in 2005, SouthAfrica has successfully lobbied for

theadoptionofaconsolidatedbudgetoftheAfricanUnion

whichinitiallycomprisedoftheProgrammeandOperational

budgets.

PresidentThaboMbekiwithdelegatesattendingtheExtraOrdinarySummitoftheSADCHeadsofStateandGovernment,2006(frontrowfromleft)LesothoPrimeMinisterPakalithaMosisili;MalawianPresidentBinguwaMutharika;

(backrowfromleft)NamibianPrimeMinisterNahasAngula;EdwardNgoyaiLowassafromtheTanzanianParliament;MauritianMinisterofForeignAffairs,Trade&Co-operationMadanDulloo;andSADCExecutiveSecretaryDr.TomazAugustoSalomão

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PROGRAMME 2: Foreign Relations

AIM: This programme promotes relations with foreign

countries and facilitates the Department’s participation

in international organisations and institutions, in pursuit

of South Africa’s national values and foreign policy

objectives.Whilealltheobjectivesapplytoallregions,the

emphasismaydifferdependingoncurrentcircumstances

oranticipateddevelopmentsinaparticularregion.

OUTPUTS AND SERVICE DELIVERY TRENDS:

• CONSOLIDATION OF THE AFRICAN AGENDA

STRENGTHENING THE AU AND ITS STRUCTURES

South Africa remains focused on participating in the

African Union processes aimed at operationalisation and

strengtheningtheAUanditsstructures.OftheAUstructures

providedforintheConstitutiveActoftheAfricanUnion,the

following are already operational namely; the Assembly;

the Executive Council; the Permanent Representative

Committee; the AU Committee; the African Union

Commission; the Peace and Security Council; the Pan

Support the Pan Africa Parliament

In keeping with her obligations in terms of the Host

CountryAgreement,SouthAfricahas identifiedasite for

theconstructionofthepermanentseatofthePanAfrican

Parliament.WithrespecttotheParliamentarysessionsand

Committee meetings, South Africa continued to provide

the necessary facilities, including the provision of critical

personnelforthesesessions/meetings.

Engage the African Diaspora

IncompliancewiththeKhartoumdecisionof2006endorsing

South Africa to host the African Diaspora Conference,

SouthAfrica has, in collaboration with theAfrican Union

Commission, developed working papers for the overall

themeandthesub-themestoserveasbasisfortheregional

consultativemeetings.Theregionalconsultativemeetings

willculminateinthe2008AfricanDiasporaConferenceto

behostedbySouthAfrica.

Harmonisation and rationalisation of Regional Economic Communities (RECs)

InpursuanceoftheAUobjectiveontheharmonisationand

rationalisationof theRegionalEconomicCommunities to

enhance the regional integration process, South Africa

participated in theAUprocesses that led to thedecision

thatrecognisedeightRECsandimposedamoratoriumon

therecognitionofnewRECs.

Specialised Technical Committees

ThereportonthestudyonSpecialisedTechnicalCommittees

has since been communicated to member states for

consideration and inputs to facilitate the restructuring and

reconfiguration of the STCs. Pending the finalisation and

adoptionoftherecommendationofthestudyontheSTCs,

sectorialMinisterialmeetings/Conferenceswouldcontinueto

takeplace.SAhashostedanumberofMinisterialmeetings/

ConferencessuchastheAfricanMinistersofEnergyAffairs.

Implement the AU Gender Declaration

IntheimplementationoftheAUGenderDeclaration,South

AfricacontinuestoprovideAnnualActivityReportstothe

AfricanUnionCommissiononthemainstreamingofgender

equity.

Strengthen governance and capacity in the AU

SouthAfrica, as the co-ordinator of the countries of the

region on the Comoros, has contributed immensely

towards thenormalisationof thepolitical situation in that

countryinanefforttoensuretherealisationoftheNational

ReconciliationProcess.Todate,SouthAfricahasledthe

AUTechnicalTeamthatassessedthestateofreadinessof

theComoriansinpreparationforthePresidentialelection

and provided electoral support that contributed greatly

towardsthesuccessoftheMay/June2006election.

Monitor the implementation of migration issues

SouthAfricaactivelyparticipatedintheAUprocessesthat

led to the adoption of the African Common Position on

MigrationandDevelopment

PROMOTE INTEGRATION AND DEVELOPMENT THROUGH SADC AND SACU

During 2006 SADC elevated Regional Integration to the

top of its agenda. During its Summit held in August in

Maseru, Heads of State and Government endorsed four

priority areas that will deepen and enhance integration.

Theseare:

• Politics,defence,peace,andsecurity;

• Tradeandeconomicliberalisation;

• Regionalinfrastructureandservices;

• Specialprogrammesofregionaldimensionsuchas

foodsecurity,HIVandAIDS,andgenderequality.

SouthAfricahassinceestablisheda task teamofsenior

officials from Foreign Affairs, Trade and Industry, and

Treasury toprepareourpositionsand co-ordinateSouth

Africa’s intervention into the integration agenda. The

respective Ministers have also played a prominent role

inMinisterialengagementsassociatedwith thisunfolding

integrationprocess.InOctober2006SouthAfrica,atvery

shortnotice,hostedanextraordinarySADCSummit that

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focussed on Regional Integration. The Heads of State

andGovernment re-iterated theircommitment to regional

integrationandunderscoredtheneedforSADCtoscale-

up the implementation of its integration agenda and that

RISDPandSIPOarethemaininstrumentsforthispurpose.

TheSummitendorsedthetimetablefortheestablishment

ofafreetradeareaby2008,acustomsunionby2010,a

commonmarketby2015,andamonetaryunionby2016.

Following the Extraordinary Summit, President Mbeki

suggested that, within SADC, any programme to promote

greater trade integration in Southern Africa must be

complemented by programmes of sectoral co-operation

focussed on the creation of conditions that will enable

producers to emerge in member states. This will enable

member states to take advantage of the additional market

accessopportunitiesthatregionalintegrationwouldcreate.To

thisend,PresidentMbekiarticulatedthepriorityareaswithin

SADCasfollows:

• Promotionofmacro-economicconvergencearound

agreedindicators;

• Progressintermsofinfrastructuredevelopment

co-operationprogrammes,SpatialDevelopment

Initiativesandsectoralprogrammes;

• Achievementofsomelevelofharmonisationof

industrialdevelopmentstrategiesandcompetition

policies,ascalledforintheSADCTradeProtocol;and,

• ElaborationofadetailedandrealisticActivityMatrix

necessarytocreatetheSADCFreeTradeArea,to

includeprocessestoachievebalanced,mutually

beneficialregionaleconomicintegration.

To strengthen the collective security and stability in the

region,SADCmovedsignificantlytowardstheestablishment

of the SADC Brigade and the Regional Early Warning

Centre.TheSADCBrigadewillbeinauguratedinZambia

duringtheSADCSummitinAugust2007.

The democratisation process in the DRC dominated

SADC’s political agenda. The SADC Organ, under the

leadershipofNamibiaand laterTanzania,galvanised the

region’s efforts and ensured that assistance to the DRC

process topped agenda of all meetings with donors and

foreign governments. The elections were observed by

high-powered delegations from SADC member states.

SouthAfrica spared neither strength nor effort to ensure

thesuccessof theprocessbyrenderingmaterialsupport

andexpertise inavarietyoffields.Furtherdetailson the

involvement of SouthAfrica in the DRC democratisation

processiscontainedinthesectiondiscussingtheAfrican

RenaissanceandInternationalCo-operationFund(ARF).

The Maseru Summit also congratulated Ambassador

Hashim Mbita and his team for thorough preparations

already done and urged them to speedily embark on

theproject itselfwhosepurpose is to record therichand

inspiringhistoryofliberationstrugglesintheregion.Atthe

launchoftheprojectin2004SouthAfricacontributed40%

oftheoverallcosts(US$1.8m).Sincethenthemajorityof

memberstateshavehonouredtheirpledges.

PROMOTE THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE NEW PARTNERSHIP FOR AFRICA’S DEVELOPMENT (NEPAD)

SouthAfricacontinuestobeamongtheleadingdriversofthe

NEPADprocesscontinentallyandacrosstheworld.Nationally

2006 saw the production of the final draft of the Nepad

Implementation Strategy for SouthAfrica (NISSA) which will

guide all stakeholders in the country on the implementation

of Nepad as well as to ensure integrated mobilisation and

alignmentofresourcesandinstitutions.Thestrategyhasbeen

distributedamongthedifferentsectoralplayersandisexpected

tobefinalisedandadoptedduringthecomingyear.

The Africa Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) Country Self-

AssessmentReportandprogrammeofActionwerefinalised

andpresentedtotheCountryReviewTeamundertheleadership

ofProfAdedejiinJulyforhimtocarryouttheCountryReview

Mission.ByDecembertheTeamhadfinalisedandsubmitted

itsCountryReviewReport.TheReportwillbediscussedby

HeadsofStateandGovernmentinJune/JulyinGhana.

With regard to progress on project implementation,

progresshasbeenmadeinanumberofareas.Inthearea

ofinfrastructurefunding,anewmechanismforinstitutional

co-ordination has been developed between the NEPAD

Secretariat,AfricanDevelopmentBankotherstakeholders.

The Infrastructure Consortium for Africa has pledged

supportfor11projectsworthUS$750million.

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IntheareaofICT,variousstridesweremadeintheNEPAD

e-Schools Initiative aimed at offering an end-to-end ICT

solutionthatwillconnectallAfricanschoolstotheinternet

and the NEPAD e-schools network. The objective of the

project is to equip all African high schools and primary

schools with ICT facilities such as computers, radio and

television sets, telephones and fax machines, internet

connectionandahostofcommunicationequipment,while

at the same time providing the necessary infrastructure

tosupport theoperationof theequipment.Atpresent the

project reaches 120 schools in 16 African countries i.e.

Algeria,BurkinaFaso,Cameroon,Egypt,Gabon,Ghana,

Kenya,Lesotho,Mauritius,Mozambique,Nigeria,Rwanda,

Senegal,SouthAfricaandUganda.

In theareaofagriculture,SouthAfricaparticipated in the

Food Security Summit held inAbuja in December 2006.

ThisSummitwasa followup to thepreviouslyheldFish

and Fertilizer Summits. The prioritisation of the these

meetings falls in line with the Comprehensive African

AgriculturalDevelopmentProgramme(CAADP) thatcalls

fortherestorationofagriculturalgrowth,foodsecurityand

ruraldevelopmentinAfrica.

OntheissueoftheIntegrationofNEPADintoAUstructures

and processes as articulated in the Maputo Declaration

2003, the AU mandate to finalise the recommendations

was extended by six months at the AU Summit held in

AddisAbaba,Ethiopia inJanuary2007.ADraftJointAU/

NEPADSecretariatProposalonintegrationwaspresented

attheNEPADBrainstormingSummitinAlgiers,Algeriain

March2007.TheJointProposaliscurrentlybeingfinalised

and is expected to be presented to the Heads of State

and Government at the AU Summit in Accra, Ghana in

July2007.TheJointProposal,oncefinalised,will lookat

the Integration of NEPAD Programmes intoAU structure

including the future role, structure and mandate of the

currentNEPADSecretariat.

African Rennaissance and International Co-operation Fund (ARF)

TheAfrican Renaissance and International Co-operation

Fund’s key activities during 2006-07 included ongoing

implementation of several assistance programmes in the

DRC aimed at assisting the Congolese to prepare for

crediblegeneralelectionsinJuneandOctober2006.The

ARFalsoprovidedfundingforprojectsintheComoros,the

Sudan,andWesternSahara.

IntermsoftheSouthernSudanCapacityBuildingProject

withUNISA,theFundhasmadeprovisionforthesecond

phase of the project in the area of Governance and

ServiceDeliverywhichcommencedinJanuary2006and

isongoing.

TheARFalsoprovidedfundinginsupportoftheelections

thatincludeddeployingSouthAfricanelectionobserversto

theDRCforthepre-electionandelections;procurementand

printingofballotpapers;transportationofballotpapersand

fundingfortheIndependentElectionsCommission(IEC).

A number of departments and institutions are currently

involvedinprojectsintheDRC,includingtheIEC,DPLG,

DPSA, SAMDI, DoD, DHA, SAPS, the dti, SARS, DoA,

DoE,DoT,and theDFA.TheDFAhasdevelopedadraft

Post Conflict Reconstruction and Development (PCRD)

Strategy for the DRC to provide institution building and

human capacity development in the post election period

intheDRC.

SUPPORT PEACE, SECURITY, STABILITY AND POST CONFLICT RECONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT INITITIATIVES

AU Peace and Security Council and the UN Security Council

During2006,substantiveandlogisticalsupportwasgiven

for South Africa’s effective participation in the African

UnionPeaceandSecurityCouncil(PSC)andtheAfrican

UnionSummits inJune2006andJanuary2007,andthe

United Nations Security Council (UNSC). Furthermore,

the African Union’s peace and security priorities have

been mainstreamed in South – South Cooperation and

the North- South Dialogue through substantive inputs to

SouthAfrica’sbilateralandmultilateralengagements(e.g.

Joint Commissions, Binational Commission, G8, Nordic

Consultations,China-AfricaPartnerships,etc.).SouthAfrica

successfullyadvocatedthehostingoftheAUContinental

Early Warning System workshop. The AU Summit in

January 2007 adopted the Framework and Roadmap of

the Continental Early Warning System as outlined in the

17-19December2007ContinentalEarlyWarningSystems

workshopinSouthAfrica.

Peace Missions

ThroughmonthlyInterdepartmentalJointTaskTeammeetings

(JTT), the National Office for the Co-ordination of Peace

Missions (NOCPM)hasensuredcoordinatedSouthAfrican

participation in peace missions in DRC (MONUC), Sudan

(AMIS),andBurundi(ONUB).ThroughparticipationinthePSC,

AUSummits,andtheUNSCandotherbilateralengagements,

the Office continued to support the implementation of AU

decisionsandpeaceprocessesintheDRC,Sudan,Somalia,

Chad,CAR,IvoryCoast,Burundi,etc.

Effective technical and logistical support was given to the

South African facilitated Burundi Peace Process, including

the deployment of a DFA official in the Joint Verification

and Monitoring Mechanism in Burundi. Similarly, support

wasgiven toSouthAfrica’sparticipation in the IvoryCoast

InternationalWorkingGroupthatisresponsibleformonitoring

andsupporting the IvoryCoastPeaceProcess.A research

process on best practices and lessons learnt from South

Africa’sparticipationinpeacemissionshasalsocommenced.

Thetermsofreferenceforthestudyhavebeenfinalisedand

theresearchwillbecommissionedtoanappropriateinstitution

withaviewtocompletingthestudyearlyin2008.

Peace Building

Insupportofpeacebuildinganddemocratisationprocesses

in thecontinent,supportwasgiven to theelections in the

DemocraticRepublicofCongoandtheComoros.IntheDRC,

SouthAfricaparticipatedintheSADCtechnicalassessment,

the Constitutional Referendum, and the SADC election

observer mission in the DRC. In line with South Africa’s

responsibility as the Chair of the Countries of the Region

on the Comoros, support was given for the coordination

ofSouthAfrica/AUleadershipandtechnicalsupport tothe

successfulPresidentialelectionsintheComoros.Similarly,

theDepartmentalsoparticipatedinajointAU/SouthAfrica

technicalassessmentmissiontotheComorosinpreparation

fortheIslandsJune2007Presidentialelections.

Post Conflict Reconstruction and Development

In support of AU efforts to find sustainable solutions to

existing conflicts, substantive inputs were made in AU

expertsmeetingsforthedevelopmentoftheAfricanUnion

Post Conflict Reconstruction and Development Policy,

whichwasapprovedbytheAfricanUnionSummitinBanjul

in July 2006. Furthermore, inputs have been given to

the development of the draft SouthAfrican Post Conflict

ReconstructionandDevelopmentStrategywithaparticular

focus on Sudan and the DRC. Inputs were also made

during theUNPeaceBuildingCommission’sdiscussions

onpeacebuildingandreconstructioninBurundi.

• SOUTH-SOUTH CO-OPERATION

SouthAfricahasplayedaprominentroleinadvancingthe

developmentagendaoftheSouthbywayofstrengthening

South-South co-operation through active participation

in groupings of the South, such as the Group of 77 and

China(G77)andtheNon-AlignedMovement(NAM).South

Africa’s active participation in forums such as the India

Brazil SouthAfrica Dialogue Forum (IBSA) and the New

AsiaAfricaStrategicPartnership(NAASP)andtheIndian

Ocean RimAssociation for Regional Co-operation (IOR-

ARC)hasalsocontributedtothestrengtheningofSouth-

South co-operation. South Africa continues to champion

the New Partnership forAfrica’s Development (NEPAD),

which provides a platform for underpinning South-South

co-operation on the continent and for the development

of South-South partnerships for the consolidation of the

Africanagenda.

South-South co-operation and support for NEPAD has

advanced, for example as illustrated by the outcomes of

the New Asian-African Strategic Partnership (NAASP)

SeniorOfficialsMeeting(SOM) inSeptember2006when

AfricanandAsiancountriesfocusedonensuringconcrete

followupandimplementationofprojectproposalsfromthe

AsiaAfricaSummit,heldinIndonesiain2005.

South-South co-operation remains a fundamental

componentof internationalco-operation fordevelopment,

especially in terms of global, regional and country-level

efforts to achieve the international development goals,

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including the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).

SouthAfrican foreignpolicy thereforeseeks, interalia, to

persuadetheinternationalcommunitytosupporttheefforts

ofdevelopingcountriestoexpandsuchco-operation.

Enhanced South-South co-operation in the fields of

investment, trade and the transfer of technology and

resourcesandthesharingofexperiencesandbestpractices

canplayan important role in creatingabetter life for all

inthedevelopingcountries.Anareathatneedsparticular

focusisco-operationbetweenlandlockedandtransitstates

ineffortstoattractdomesticandforeigndirectinvestment.

Co-operation, rather than counterproductive competition,

canproduceenhancedresultsandgreaterefficiency.

South-South Co-operation is not a replacement for North

SouthCo-operation,but iscomplementary to the latterand

servesasanessentialplatformonwhichanengagementwith

theNorth,forexample,throughsuchforumsastheG-8and

theCommonwealth,couldbeundertakenmoreeffectively.

SouthAfricahasplayedaprominentroleinadvancingthe

developmentagendaoftheSouthbywayofstrengthening

South-South co-operation through active participation in

groupingsoftheSouth,suchastheGroupof77andChina

(G77)andtheNon-AlignedMovement(NAM).SouthAfrica’s

activeparticipationinforumssuchastheIndiaBrazilSouth

Africa Dialogue Forum (IBSA) and the New Asia Africa

StrategicPartnership(NAASP)hasalsocontributedtothe

strengthening of South-South co-operation. SouthAfrica

continues to champion the New Partnership for Africa’s

Development (NEPAD), which provides a platform for

underpinning South-South co-operation on the continent

and for thedevelopmentofSouth-Southpartnerships for

theconsolidationoftheAfricanagenda.

IBSA: India-Brazil-South Africa Dialogue Forum

FollowingSouthAfrica’ssuccessfulparticipationinthe3rd

IBSAMinisterialTrilateralCommissionmeeting inRiode

Janeiro,Brazilfrom28-30March2006,goodprogresshas

been made within the various Sectoral Working groups

withregardtofurtheringthecooperationaimsoftheNew

DelhiPlanofActionandsubsequentjointstatements.

During 2006, South Africa actively promoted increased

cooperationandtheimplementationofjointplansofaction.

Thecountryparticipatedinthreefocalpointmeetingsthat

wereheldinBrazilaspartofthepreparationsforthe1st

IBSASummit thatwasheld inBrasiliaon13September

2006.TheSummitincludedparticipationbySouthAfricain

IBSAacademicandbusinessseminars.

(Fromrighttoleft)PresidentThaboMbeki,PrimeMinisterManmohanSighandPresidentLuladaSilvaattendingtheIBSASummitinBrazil

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AttheSummit,severaltrilateralAgreementsorMemoranda

of Understanding were signed, in addition to the Joint

Declaration on global issues that was released, namely

intheareasofAgriculture,Bio-fuels(energy),Information

Society,TradeFacilitationandMaritimeTransport.TheIBSA

website,designedbySouthAfrica,wasalsosuccessfully

launchedattheSummit.

Within the area of Climate Change, the three IBSA

countriesareworkingcloselytogether,althoughtheyhave

not formally convened a Working Group. An additional

WorkingGrouphasbeenformalisedintheareaofPublic

Administration and others are in the process of being

formalised,forexampleintheareaofCustomsCooperation.

Moreagreementsareinthepipelinetobeconcludedwithin

thenextfinancialyear.

South Africa has embarked upon a strategic approach

towardsengagementwithin theIBSADialogueForumby

successfully convening an inter-departmental workshop

on 29 March 2007 with the aim to arrive at a national

consensusinthisregard.Analyticalbriefingswereprepared

throughout the year to ensure informed participation by

SouthAfricaatSeniorOfficial,MinisterialorHeadofState

levelmeetings.

Oneof the important initiativesemanating fromthe IBSA

Dialogue Forum since 2003 has been the creation of

the IBSA Facility Fund for theAlleviation of Poverty and

Hunger (IBSA Trust Fund), which is administered by

the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).

Thismechanismhelps to fundprojects thatareaimedat

povertyandhungeralleviationinaframeworkofimproved

international co-operation. IBSA Member States each

contribute US $1million on an annual basis to the IBSA

Fund,whichisusedforthereplicableandscalableprojects

for eradicating poverty and hunger in the developing

countries, by providing improved access to education,

health,sanitationandfoodsecurity.

In line with the IBSA Fund objective to help address the

problemofhungerandfoodsecurity,atwo-yearpilotproject

on Agriculture and Livestock Development for Guinea-

Bissau commenced in 2005. The Guinea-Bissau project

contributes towards eradicating extreme poverty and

hunger, demonstrating the value for local communities of

thedevelopmentofaglobalpartnershiptoworktowardsthe

achievement of the MDGs. Another project that has been

funded by the IBSA Fund is the development of a system

for the collection and disposal of solid waste in the district

ofCarrefourFeuilles, inHaiti, asaway to reduceviolence

and conflict. The project has focused on such aspects as

mobilizing the community for the disposal of its waste, the

hiringoflabourerstocleanthestreetsandcanalsofCarrefour

Feuilles,theestablishmentofwastecollectionpointsandthe

establishmentofawastecollectioncircuit(itinerary,timetable,

etc). Several other project proposals are being developed

forconsiderationbytheBoardoftheIBSATrustFund,with

implementationenvisagedoverthenextfewyears.

Duringthe1stIBSASummitinSeptember2006,SouthAfrica

furtheradvancedtheagendaoftheSouthinsupportofthe

operationalisation and the implementation of the Right to

DevelopmentasreflectedinIBSASummitJointDeclaration.

The Legal Office continues to provide legal advice and

assistanceinsupportoftheenhancementofSouth-South

cooperation.Inparticularthisinvolvesprovidingassistance

with regard to the negotiation, scrutiny, approval and

binding of the numerous international agreements that

areconcludedwithcountriesoftheSouth,aswellaslegal

supporttotheIBSASummitheldinSeptember2006,which

resulted in the first 5 agreements under the auspices of

IBSAbeingconcluded.

NAASP: New Asian African Strategic Partnership

The1stNAASPSeniorOfficialsMeeting(SOM)washeld

from1-3September2006 inSouthAfricawith the theme

“Reinvigorating the Bandung Spirit: Working towards

ImplementationandDelivery”.TheSOMwaswell-attended

by36Africanand30Asiancountries,9RegionalEconomic

Communitiesand17partnerOrganisations,Observersand

Guestsofthehost.Theeventwassuccessfulespeciallyin

termsoftheadoptionbytheNAASPSOMPlenaryofallfive

reports from the various substance breakaway sessions,

namelythepolitical,economic,socio-cultural,sub-regional

andwomen&youthsessions.Thesereportswillserveas

inputsintotheNAASPMinisterialMeetingthatistobeheld

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inEgyptin2008.Inaddition,theNAASPwebsite,designed

bySouthAfrica,waslaunchedsuccessfullyandtwoSouth

African-designed logo proposals were adopted by the

SOM,asrecommendationstotheMinisterialMeeting.

Duringthediscussions,renewedcommitmentsweremade

toco-operateintheareasofpolitical,economicandsocio-

cultural interaction. Increased cooperation on a regional

and sub-regional level was also promoted, as well as

cooperation on women and youth issues. The basis for

discussionswas theNAASPWorkingDocument (Matrix)

which had been developed subsequent to the Asian

African Summit that took place in Jakarta in 2005. This

documentwasderivedfromstudies thatwerecompleted

inpreparationof theAsianAfricanSummit2005,aswell

asfromstatementsandproposalsthatweremadebythe

HeadsofState/GovernmentatthatSummit.AttheNAASP

SOM,however,participantseithercommittedthemselves

toexistingprojects/programmes from theMatrixor they

proposednewinitiatives.

The Working Document (Matrix) has accordingly been

updatedsincetheSOMtoincorporatenewcommitments

by countries/ organisations taking ownership of projects/

programmesinordertodelivertangibleresults.Proposals

fromthebreakawayreportsshouldthusbetakenforward

by the relevant NAASP stakeholders to concretiseAsia-

Africacooperation.Thechallengeistoensurethatsufficient

progressismadebeforetheNAASPMinisterialMeeting.

TheMinisterialMeetingwillbeheldfrom12to14January

2008inEgypt,togetherwithaNAASPBusinessSummit.

SA and Indonesia, however, will remain the NAASP co-

chairsup to theNAASPSummit that is tobeheld inSA

in2008/9.Theco-chairswillalsofacilitatetheprocessof

nominatingthenextNAASPco-chairs,forrecommendation

to theMinisterialand foradoptionat theSummit. In this

regardSouthAfricahasalreadyheldameetingwithAfrican

Ambassadorson30March2007regardingtheappointment

ofthenextAfricanCo-ChairforNAASP.

South Africa successfully participated at NAASP Senior

Officials Co-Chairs Meeting that was held from 21-22

February 2007 in Jakarta. This Meeting focused on the

upcomingNAASPMinisterial.

The first trilateral consultations between Senior Officials

ofSouthAfrica, IndonesiaandEgypt tookplace inCairo

from25 to26March2007.Themeeting focusedon the

upcomingMinisterial.The second roundof consultations

willtakeplacefrom13to14June2007inCapeTown.

IOR-ARC: Indian Ocean Rim Association for Regional Co-operation

DeputyMinisterAzizPahadrepresentedSouthAfricaatthe

7thMeetingoftheCouncilofMinisters,whilstAmbassador

Matjila, Deputy Director General:Asia & Middle East led

theSeniorOfficialsdelegationtoits9thCommitteeMeeting

from6to9March2007inTehran,Iran.

SouthAfricasuccessfullyparticipated in thediscussions

atall thevarious IOR-ARC fora.SA raised itsconcerns

about the lackofstronger IOR-ARCleadership tomake

progress with the implementation of the projects and

programmesoftheAssociation,especiallyinviewofthe

IOR-ARC’s Tenth Anniversary this year and its future.

In this regard, Deputy Minister Pahad made a strong

pleathattheIOR-ARCmustserveasavehicletowards

producing tangible results that would have a qualitative

impacton itsdevelopmentagenda.Healsourgedother

member countries to consider assisting the Secretariat

logistically and financially to seriously make an impact

onstrengtheningtheoperationsoftheIOR-ARC.SAalso

shareditsviewsontheneedforraisingtheinternational

profile of the IOR-ARC and for reinvigorating the

Association’stremendouspotentialtothecollectivegain

ofallMembersStates.

ItwasrecommendedbytheCommitteeofSeniorOfficials

(CSO) that the Working Group of Heads of Diplomatic

Missions of the IOR-ARC countries based in Pretoria

shoulddiscuss theSpecialFund furtherandensure that

theFundistothebenefitofallandnotonlythecontributing

countries. SA also urged member states to revisit the

functioningoftheworkinggroupsandfindwaystoensure

thattheprojectsproposedbycountriesareimplemented.

A DFA official seconded to the IOR-ARC Secretariat

participatedatthisyear’sMeeting.SouthAfricacommitted

itselfin2006tosecondaDFAofficialtotheSecretariat.

The Non-Aligned Movement (NAM)

Minister Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma and Deputy Minister

Aziz Pahad accompanied President Thabo Mbeki to the

XIVSummitofHeadsofGovernmentof theNon-Aligned

Movement(NAM)hostedinCubaon15and16September

2006.SouthAfrica’s termasmemberof theNAMTroika

ended when Egypt offered to host the NAM Summit in

2009. As a former member of the NAM Troika, South

Africa remainscommitted to theguidingprinciplesof the

NAM, support consensus-seeking, close South-South

co-operation and countering the marginalisation of the

South.MinisterDlaminiZumawillcontinuetoparticipatein

meetingsoftheformerchairsoftheMovementandserve

ontheimportantNAMCommitteeonPalestine.

Amongst other contributions the SouthAfrican delegation

at theXIVSummitmoved forward thepromotionand the

protectionof all human rightsand fundamental freedoms,

in particular the right to development, as a universal and

inalienablerightandasintegralpartofallhumanrightsand

fundamental freedoms. South Africa was instrumental in

advancingtheagendainsupportfortheoperationalisation

and implementation of the right to development. The

delegationfurtherappliedtheinstitutionalknowledgegained

duringitstermasChairofNAMandmemberoftheTroikato

makemajorcontributionstotheupdatingofthedocumenton

NAMmethodology,whichwasrevisedduringtheSummit.

SouthAfricacloselymonitoreddebatesonPalestine,and

other global trouble spots. In respect of the Palestine

issueSouthAfrica remainedactiveandsupportiveof the

Movement’straditionalandlong-standingsolidaritywiththe

Palestinianpeople.AsamemberoftheNAMCommitteeon

Palestine,SouthAfricathussupportedallinitiativesofthe

Movementaimedattherealisationoftheinalienablerights

of thePalestinianpeople, includingtheirright toreturnto

theirhomeland.

SouthAfrica has in particular also continued to use the

NAMforum in furtheranceof theAfricanAgenda, theUN

MillenniumDevelopmentGoals, reformof theUNand its

organsandotherissuesofimportancetoourforeignpolicy.

Thiswasamongstotherspursuedthroughtheworkofthe

NAMCo-ordinationBureau(COB)inNewYorkwherethe

SouthAfricandelegationpursuedtheagendaoftheSouth;

close collaboration between the NAM and the G77 &

China;andongoingdialoguewithinteraliatheEU.Support

wasalsogiventoMinisterDlaminiZuma’sparticipationin

various NAM meetings, amongst others in New York on

the margins of the UN GeneralAssembly’s 61st regular

session.

MinisterDr.NkosazanaDlaminiZuma(centre),UNSecretary-GeneralBanKiMoon(left)andSouthAfricanAmbassadortotheUNDumisaniKumalo(right)attheceremonialhand-overofthechairmanshipoftheGroupof77fromSouthAfricatoPakistan

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South Africa became a member of the NAM Security

CouncilCaucuswhentakingupanonpermanentseat in

the Security Council in January 2007. South Africa was

subsequently appointed to coordinate the NAM Security

Council Caucus for the period January to March 2007.

SouthAfrica used this position to promote issues of the

South and South-South cooperation, reporting regularly

ontheseactivitiesanddevelopmentsintheUnitedNations

SecurityCounciltotheNAMCoordinatingBureauinNew

York.

Chairship of the G77 and China

Established in1964, theGroupof77andChina (G77)

is the largest coalition of developing countries in the

context of the United Nations. The G77 effectively

provides a high-profile platform for the developing

world to co-ordinate common positions, articulate and

promote its collective economic interests, enhance its

jointnegotiatingcapacityoneconomicissueswithinthe

United Nations system and to promote and strengthen

economicandtechnicalco-operationamongdeveloping

countriesthemselves.

SouthAfrica was elected to Chair the G77 and China in

New York during 2006. The main objective for South

AfricaasChairwas topromote thedevelopmentagenda

oftheSouth.Theprimarymeansofdoingsowasthrough

effective representation of the Group and its interests in

thedifferentdecisionmakingprocessesandnegotiations

thattakeplacewithintheUN.SouthAfricafurthersought

to enhance the standing of the Group as a constructive,

coherentandresponsiblepartnerinpromotingNorth-South

relations,insupportoftheinterestsoftheSouth.

Byall accounts,SouthAfrica’s tenureasChairwasvery

successful and a notable legacy of effective and skilful

leadership of the Group was established, on occasion

evenunderextremepressure, inwhat turnedout tobea

particularlydemandingandchallengingyear.SouthAfrica

had to lead the G77 in dealing with a number of issues

emanating fromthe2005WorldSummitOutcome,which

resultedinmanycontroversialandcomplexreform-related

issuesbeingdealtwithbytheGroup,manyoftheseforthe

firsttime.

Consequently,SouthAfrica’stenureasChairoftheGroupwas

characterizedbyintense,hardandlengthynegotiationswith

thedevelopedcountries,whichresultedinpositiveoutcomes

fordevelopingcountries.Thiswasduetothesolidarityand

collectivespiritoftheMemberStatesoftheGroupof77and

China to articulate and promote its collective interests and

enhancetheGroup’s jointnegotiatingcapacityonallmajor

issues.UnderSouthAfrica’sleadership,theG77andChina

workedforthecreationofanenablinginternationaleconomic

environmentinordertosupportdevelopingcountries’efforts

to achieve sustained economic growth and sustainable

development.TheGroup’ssolidarityandcollectivepositions

throughout 2006 resulted in a greater understanding and

respect fordevelopingcountries’positions, interests,needs

and aspirations on the part of the developed countries.

Thishasplacedinternationaleconomic,financialandsocial

development obligations and commitments firmly on the

UnitedNationsagendaandhasonceagain reinforced the

vitalroleofmultilateralismand,inparticular,theroleoftheUN

systemineconomicandsocialdevelopment.

AsChairoftheG77SouthAfricasucceededinmaintaining

a strong central theme of the need to enhance the

global partnership for development. The necessity of

strengthening internationalobligationsandcommitments,

inparticulardevelopedcountrycommitmentswasstressed

throughout. South Africa also used every opportunity to

stress the urgent need for concerted multilateral action

toachieve the internationallyagreeddevelopmentgoals,

includingtheMillenniumDevelopmentGoals,asameans

towardssolvingeconomicandsocialproblems.

AmajorachievementwaskeepingtheG77unifiedonawide

range of complex and potentially divisive issues thereby

ensuringeffectiveG77participationinthenegotiationson

these issues.During2006 theG77andChinamanaged

to generate new levels of preparedness, cohesion

and solidarity within its ranks, which was a remarkable

achievementinsuchadifficultcontext.

UndertheleadershipofSouthAfrica,theG77andChina

expressed support for a UN reform process towards a

strongerandmoreeffectiveUN,withappropriatepriority

given to development. However, the Group has warned

against and effectively resisted inappropriate types of

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reformthatwoulderodeordiminishtheroleofdeveloping

countriesintheUNortheUN’sroleindevelopment.

As Chair of the G77 South Africa was thus also at the

forefront in thenegotiationson thecontentious issuesof

Secretariat and Management reform. Since the adoption

of the World Summit Outcome Document in September

2005, theGeneralAssemblyhasadoptedsix resolutions

on Secretariat and Management reform measures. Five

oftheresolutionswereadoptedin2006withSouthAfrica

articulating the positions of the Group of 77 and China

based on the mandates that it received from the G77

Ministersat thePutrajayaMinisterialMeeting,aswell as

fromG77MemberStatesinNewYork.

Theresolutionscoveredmeasuresrangingfromprocurement

policiesandresources,humanresourcesmanagementpolicies,

strengthening the oversight structures of the Secretariat,

upgradingtheinformationcommunicationtechnologysystem,

adoptingnewaccountingstandards, increasing the levelof

the Working Capital Fund and granting greater flexibility

to theSecretary-General for theuseof resources.Thefive

resolutions adopted in 2006 set the framework of future

negotiationsonSecretariatandManagementreform.

AnotherareawhereSouthAfrica, in itscapacityasChair

of the G77, articulated the positions of the developing

countries was during the negotiations on the new UN

scale of assessments for the period 2007 - 2009. Much

wasat stakeduring thesenegotiations,most importantly

the financial implications for developing countries. The

favourable outcome results in developing countries in

generalbeingassessedatlowerscales.

SouthAfrica’s position as Chair was strengthened by its

regional and bilateral relationships with the main actors

intheG77,whohelpedtoachieveconsensusonvarious

issues within their respective regional groupings. Such

relationships also helped to maintain support within the

GroupforthespecialneedsofAfrica.

SouthAfricaalsoprovidedeffectiveleadershiptotheGroupin

thelead-uptoandduringthefollowingspecialevents:

• ThenegotiationoftheDevelopmentFollow-up

resolutionandtheECOSOCStrengtheningresolution;

• The14thSessionoftheCommissionon

SustainableDevelopment(CSD-14);

• The44thSessionoftheCommissiononSocial

Development;

• TheSubstantiveSessionoftheEconomicand

SocialCouncil;

• ThePutrajayaSpecialG77MinisterialMeeting;

• TheG77MinisterialMeetingonScienceand

Technology;

• TheHigh-LevelDialogueonInternationalMigration

andDevelopment;

• TheMidtermReviewoftheBrusselsProgramme

ofAction;

• COP8/MOP3oftheUNConventiononBiological

Diversity(CBD)anditsProtocolonBiosafety;

• COP12oftheUNFrameworkConventionon

ClimateChange(UNFCCC);itsKyotoProtocoland

meetingsofitsSubsidiaryBodies.

Obtaining support for the Agenda of the South - The Commonwealth

InDecember2006twoimportantCommonwealthmeetings

werehostedbySouthAfrica.TheSouthAfricanMinisterof

EducationhostedthebiennialmeetingofCommonwealth

MinistersresponsibleforEducation.Theeventwasattended

by the Commonwealth Secretary-General, Mr. Donald

McKinnon.The Department of Justice and Constitutional

Development also held the first sub-regional seminar for

CoastalandLandlockedStates.

In the context of South-South cooperation South Africa

pledged a contribution to the Commonwealth Office for

SmallStatesinNewYork.TheDepartmentalsocontinued

collaborationwithTreasury inrespectof theprogrammes

of the Commonwealth Fund for Technical Co-operation

(CFTC), the most important development arm of the

Commonwealth.

Cabinet further approved South Africa’s membership to

the Commonwealth Foundation and the Department of

ArtsandCulturewasnamedastheleaddepartment.The

DepartmentofForeignAffairsassistedtheDepartmentof

Arts and Culture with its application and the process of

ratification. Through membership of the Commonwealth

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Foundation South Africa will be ensured of support for

NGO’s, professional associations and cultural activities

at inter-governmental level. The Department of Foreign

Affairs is representedon the Inter-departmentalSteering

CommitteesetupbytheDepartmentofArtsandCulture

to discuss SouthAfrica’s membership, coordination and

participationintheCommonwealthFoundation.

CommonwealthForeignMinistersmeton themarginsof the

61stSessionoftheUNGAandtheMinisterofCommunication,

Dr. Ivy Matsepe-Casaburri, attended the Commonwealth

Connects:Internationale-PartnershipSummitinNewDelhiand

theDepartmentofHousingattendedtheCommonwealthHuman

SettlementsmeetinginNairobi.SouthAfricaalsoactivelypartook

inotherministerialmeetings,suchasofMinistersofFinance,

Health,Sport,TourismandJustice.SouthAfricafurther,through

participation in theLondonmeetingsof theCommonwealth’s

Board of Governors and Executive Committee, on which it

serves,remainedaleadingadvocatewithintheCommonwealth

fortheAfricanAgendaandimplementationofthosemandates

giventotheCommonwealthSecretariatbytheMaltaHeadsof

GovernmentMeeting(CHOGM).

South Africa also celebrated Commonwealth Day on

Monday, 12 March 2007.The theme for 2007 was “The

Commonwealth: respecting differences, promoting

understanding”. President Thabo Mbeki delivered a

statement to renew South Africa’s commitment to the

Commonwealth‘s shared values of tolerance, respect,

and equality and to uphold its fundamental principles of

democracy,humanrights,theruleoflawandsustainable

socio-economicdevelopment.

The Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting

(CHOGM)willtakeplaceinKampala,Ugandafrom23to

25November2007.ThethemefortheCHOGMKampala

2007is“TransformingCommonwealthSocietiestoAchieve

Political,EconomicandHumanDevelopment”.SouthAfrica

isactivelyinvolvedinassistingtheGovernmentofUganda

withthearrangementsfortheKampalaCHOGM.

• GLOBAL GOVERNANCE: POLITICAL AND SECURITY

Multilateralism and the Reform of the United Nations

ThreenotableeventsmarkedtheUnitedNationscalendar

in2006 i) theorganization inducted itseighthSecretary-

General since its inception in 1945, ii) a female Deputy

Secretary-General was appointed and iii) the General

AssemblyinductedafemalePresident.OutgoingSecretary-

MinisterDr.NkosazanaDlaminiZumawithUNSecretary-GeneralBanKiMoonattheUNHeadquaters

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GeneralKofiAnnanhandedoverstewardshipoftheworld

body to his South Korean successor, Mr Ban Ki-Moon.

TheUNmembershipalsogavehimastrongmandate to

continuewiththereformprocessthathaddevelopedsome

momentumunderhispredecessor.Theappointmentofa

female,AfricanDeputySecretary-General,aswellasthe

inductionofafemalePresidentfortheGeneralAssembly

since 1969, also signalled a renewed commitment by

the leadership and membership of the organization to

implementsomeofitsreformobjectives.

SouthAfricahascontinuedtoadditssupport tothereform

process and continues to remain actively engaged on all

fronts in this respect to maintain the momentum that had

begun following the 2005 Summit Outcome. Supportive

ofa1997GeneralAssembly resolution thatestablishedan

AdHocWorkingGroupontheRevitalizationoftheGeneral

Assembly,SouthAfricaremainedengagedasaninterested

member in furthering the objectives of theAd Hoc Group

thatwasmandated to identifyways to furtherenhance the

role, authority, effectiveness and efficiency of the General

Assembly,byreviewingtheagendaandworkingmethodsof

theAssembly.ThereformofECOSOCalsoreceivedattention,

butmoreworkremainstobecompletedinthisregard.

ReviewingtheUN’smandateswasoneofthecommitments

by world leaders in the 2005 World Summit Outcome

document.ReviewingtheUN’smandatesprovedchallenging

throughoutmuchof2006andwasdifficultfortheworking

group to make progress in this area during the 60th GA

session.SouthAfricaremainedengagedintheprocessof

thereviewofmandates,makingspecificcontributiontothe

discussionsthatdecidedontheprocessestobefollowed

inreviewingmandatesinthedifferentorgansandagencies

oftheUN.

In the area of Secretariat and Management reform the

General Assembly has adopted seven resolutions since

theadoptionoftheWorldSummitOutcomeDocument.As

mentionedearlierfiveof the resolutionswereadopted in

2006withSouthAfrica,initscapacityasChairoftheG77,

articulatingthepositionoftheGroupof77andChina.

The 2006 negotiations on Secretariat and Management

reform were contentious with the first resolution inApril

beingadoptedbyvoting,therebydepartingfromatwenty-

year tradition of consensus decision-making in the Fifth

Committee of the General Assembly. Extraneous issues

that bore no relation to the management reform of the

Secretariat but were aimed at shifting the balance of

powertowardsdevelopedcountries(themaincontributors)

complicatedthenegotiations.The2006negotiationswere

alsocomplicatedbythethreatthatasix-monthspendingcap

imposedbymajordevelopingcountriesontheOrganisation

inDecember2005wouldnotbeliftedunlesscertainreform

measureswereadoptedbytheendofJune2006.

Amongthefirstsetof2006reformproposals,theSecretary-

Generalincludedacontentiousproposaltolimitthedecision-

makingofMemberStatesonbudgetaryandadministrative

matters to a “small but representative group” of Member

Statesinsteadoftheentiremembership.TheG77inApril

2006sponsoredaresolutionopposingthisproposal,asit

underminedthesovereignequalityofMemberStatesthat

isenshrinedintheCharteroftheUnitedNations.Themajor

developed countries supported the Secretary-General’s

proposalongovernancearguingthatthoseMemberStates

thatpaymoretowardsthebudgetsof theUnitedNations

shouldhaveabiggersayinitsadministration.

By adopting a resolution inApril/May, which rejected the

proposal on governance and reaffirmed the sovereign

equalityofMemberStates,andbytheliftingthespending

cap in June, Member States for the remaining part of

2006 were able to focus on reform measures that were

aimed at improving the effectiveness of the Secretariat

and enhancing its accountability to Member States. The

GeneralAssemblyconsequentlywasabletoadoptthefive

subsequent resolutions on Secretariat and Management

reformbyconsensusin2006and2007.

Some momentum was also injected into the reform of

theSecurityCouncilprocessbytheincomingPresident

of the GeneralAssembly. SouthAfrica lent its support

tothenewinitiativeoftheUNGAPresidentandactively

participated, initiallyasoneof fewAfricancountries, in

the debate in the GeneralAssembly on the “Question

of Equitable Representation on and increase in the

Membership of the Security Council and other Matters

related to the Security Council”. The new initiative

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provides a focused framework for Member States to

startconsultationsaroundfivekeyissues;

• categoriesofmembership,

• thequestionoftheveto,

• thequestionofregionalrepresentation,

• thesizeofanenlargedSecurityCounciland

• theworkingmethodsoftheSecurityCounciland

therelationshipbetweentheSecurityCounciland

theGeneralAssembly.

SouthAfricasupportedtheappointmentofandmandates

giventothefivefacilitatorschosenbytheUNGAPresident

toconsultonthe“QuestionofEquitableRepresentationon

and increase in the Membership of the Security Council

and other Matters related to the Security Council” and

remainedengagedinthesubsequentdebatesthatfollowed

theprocess.Whilstthisremainsworkinprogress,SAwill

contribute to thisdynamicprocessandconstantlyreview

theprogressmadeinthisregard,withspecificreferenceto

theAfricaCommonPositiononSecurityCouncilreform.

As Chair of the G77 and China, SouthAfrica managed

to obtain consensus on Economic and Social Council

(ECOSOC) reform for the first time within the Group,

maintaining a strong collective position in the Group

throughout the negotiations on the resolution on the

strengtheningofECOSOC.Thesenegotiationscontinued

foralmostafullyear.TheGroup’spositionwasmaintained

throughoutand formed themajorpartof thefinal textof

the resolution. The resolution was negotiated by South

AfricainaccordancewiththeGroup’spositionofensuring

that the mandate from world leaders was adhered to in

accordance with the World Summit Outcome, with the

High-levelSegmentofECOSOCbeingstrengthenedwith

thecreationofabiennialDevelopmentCooperationForum

(DCF)andanAnnualMinisterialReview(AMR).

This resulted in the G77 and China ensuring that the

currentsegmentstructureofECOSOCwasmaintained.

The G77 succeeded in maintaining ECOSOC’s role as

the central mechanism for system wide coordination in

promotingtheintegratedandcoordinatedimplementation

of, and follow-up to, the outcomes of the major UN

conferences in the economic, social and related fields

andastheprincipalCharterbodyforcoordination,policy

review,policydialogueandrecommendationson issues

ofeconomicandsocialdevelopment.

The negotiations on the resolution on strengthening

ECOSOC were extremely difficult due to different

interpretationsoftheroleandstatusofECOSOCintheUN

system. The developed countries position was that new

functionsoftheDCFandAMRmustbefocusedonnational

policiesofdevelopingcountriesonlyandthatdevelopment

cooperation in the DCF only be related to ODA in the

contextoftheParisDeclarationonAidEffectiveness.

DevelopedcountriesalsomaintainedthattheAMRshould

only focusondevelopingcountriesnationaldevelopment

strategies.SouthAfrica,asChairof theG77andChina,

ensured that the international context was included in

the final resolution in that the DCF would identify gaps,

review trends and progress and give policy guidance

and recommendations,with themainobjectivebeing the

enhancement of the implementation of internationally

agreeddevelopmentcooperationandtheissuesaffecting

the realization of the internationally agreed development

goals,includingtheMDGs.

As a result of South Africa’s efforts in the negotiations,

the DCF will undertake regular and periodic reviews and

assessments of international economic and development

policies, and their impact on development. This is a vital

elementwhichwillenableECOSOCtoplayamajorrolein

theefficientuseofmonitoringandfollow-upmechanismsto

ensurethatcommitmentsandactionsofdevelopedcountries

willbeeffectivelyimplementedinthecontextofinternational

economicanddevelopmentpoliciesandcooperation.

The G77 also succeeded in ensuring that the AMR will

reviewprogressandimplementationbymeansofacross-

sectoralapproach,focusingonthematicissuescommonto

theoutcomesofthemajorUNConferencesandSummits

in the economic, social and related fields, as well as to

assess the achievement of the goals and targets of the

ConferencesandSummits.Thedevelopedcountryposition

that the AMR should review progress using a cluster

approach concentrating on developing country national

developmentstrategiesandconditionality issuessuchas

goodgovernanceetcwasthereforenotsuccessful.

The UN continues to remain the sole international

organization towhichMemberStates fromall regionsof

the world turn to for multilateral solutions in the context

of suspicion and mistrust that characterizes the current

global order. Whilst having to address these challenges

and having registered notable gains and successes in

some areas, other challenges still remain. Those issues

thatworldleaderscouldnotagreeoninthe2005Summit

still remain and in this regard, non-proliferation and

disarmament issuesand theneed for a justicableglobal

traderegimearefarfromconclusion.Itthereforebecomes

crucial andurgent for theUN tobeempowered to carry

outthesemandatesinafairandequitablemanner.South

Africa will remain committed to contribute and assist in

achievingthesecommendableoutcomes.

Administrative and Budgetary

South Africa also played a prominent role in United

Nationsadministrativeandbudgetarynegotiationsduring

2006,havingservedontheBureauoftheAdministrative

andBudgetaryCommittee(FifthCommittee)ofthe60th

Session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA60) until

September2006andontheCommitteeforProgramme

andCoordinationforthefirstyearofasecondthreeyear

term.

Through active participation in the UN’s budgetary and

programmatic processes South Africa promoted its own

nationalinterestsaswellasthoseoftheContinent.South

AfricacoordinatedotherAfricandelegationsinthedebates

on the United Nations system-wide support for NEPAD

inorder toensure that, to the fullestextentpossible, the

UNsystemsupports theprogramme.Otherpriorityareas

onwhichSouthAfrica focusedthrough itsparticipation in

programmatic and budgetary negotiations included the

funding of UN structures and programmes that focus on

the economic and social development of Africa, the UN

Settlementsprogramme(HABITAT),theco-ordinationrole

of theUNChiefExecutivesBoard,especially in termsof

theattainmentof theMillenniumDevelopmentGoalsand

UN support for NEPAD, as well as sufficient funding for

peacekeepingoperationsontheContinent.

SouthAfrica, in itscapacityasChairof theG77 in2006,

spearheaded negotiations in the Fifth Committee and

GeneralAssemblyontheelementsofthemethodologyto

beusedtocalculatethescalesofassessmentforregular

contributions to the expenses of United Nations for the

period1January2007to31December2009.Itisestimated

toamount toUSD7billion in2007andUSD8billion in

2008.SouthAfrica’srateofassessmentwasreducedfrom

0.305%to0.290%.

PresidentThaboMbekiaddressingthe61stSessionoftheUNGeneralAssembly,NewYork,2006

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Developing countries in general received a reduction

in regular budget assessments amounting to almost $9

millionannually.Inaddition,developingcountriesoverthe

next three years will pay less towards the peacekeeping

budget,whichhasincreasedin2006tomorethanUSD5

billionannually,andthecostoftheUSD1.88billionproject

torefurbishtheUNHeadquarters.

TheGeneralAssemblyon22December2006adoptedthe

FifthCommitteeresolutionauthorising theCapitalMaster

Plan(CMP)fortherefurbishmentoftheageingandunsafe

United Nations (UN) Headquarters in New York. The

historicresolutionapprovedabudgetof$1.88billionforthe

project,which isscheduled tobecompletedby2014,as

wellastheestablishmentofa$45millionWorkingCapital

Reserve Fund and an internationally syndicated letter of

credit facility for the duration of the construction project.

MemberState’scontributionswillbecalculatedbasedon

thenewassessmentscales.

Theresolutionisconsideredasoneofthesuccessesofthe

61stsessionoftheGeneralAssembly,bybriningtoaclose,

negotiationsthathavebeenongoingforsixyears.Secretary-

GeneralKofiAnnanatthestartofthe61stsessionidentified

thisasoneofthemostimportantitemsthathewouldseekto

resolvebeforetheendofhisterminoffice.Hevieweditas

animportantpartofhislegacyandcontributiontoimproving

theworkingconditionsofthestaffoftheUNSecretariat.

South Africa also worked closely with other developing

countriestoensurethatmultilateralismisenhancedthrough

properprogrammaticguidanceto theUNSecretariatand

adequate and equitable allocation of resources for the

implementationofinternationalsecurityanddevelopmental

goalsrespectively.

The Middle East Peace Process

The 60 year old Israeli-Palestinian conflict remains the

principaldisputeintheMiddleEastandthefocusofongoing

worldattention.Thepeaceful resolutionof this conflict is

oftenmentioned, rightlyorwrongly,asaprecondition for

theendingofalmostallotherconflictsor tensions in the

region.The conflict is also amajor source of contention

betweentheArabworldandtheWest.

The international community, through the relevant UN

Security Council and General Assembly resolutions, is

committedtoaviabletwo-statesolution,whichenvisages

theestablishmentofaPalestinianstateintheGazacoastal

enclaveandtheseparate Israeli-occupiedWestBank(of

theJordanRiver).Mostpublicopinionpollsoverthelastfew

yearsinbothIsraelandthePalestinianterritoriesindicate

thataclearmajorityofIsraelisandPalestinianalikearein

favourofanegotiatedsolutiontoachievethisobjective.

Theprincipalissuestobenegotiatedareborders;thestatus

ofdividedJerusalem-atpresentcompletelyoccupiedby

Israel-thereturnofPalestinianrefugeestoIsraelproper;

andthepresenceofIsraelisettlementsintheWestBank,

consideredtobeillegalbytheinternationalcommunity.

TheSouthAfricanGovernmentremainsstronglycommitted

tosupportinginternationaleffortsaimedatbringingabout

theestablishmentofaviablePalestinianState,existingside

bysideinpeacewithIsraelwithinsecureandinternationally

recognisedborders.

During the financial year under review, theefforts of the

SouthAfricanGovernment toachievethisobjectivewere

severely hampered by internal political developments in

bothPalestineandIsrael, inter aliaduetoamajorwarin

theregion.Thelattercoincidedwithaseriousconfrontation

betweenIsraelandmilitantPalestiniansinGaza,involving

air strikes by the former and rocket attacks plus the

kidnappingofanIsraelsoldierbythelatter.

InPalestine,theformationofaHamasGovernmentfollowing

the decisive electoral victory of the militant Palestinian

movementintheJanuary2006legislativeelectionsresulted

inaboycottby theso-calledQuartet (theEuropeanUnion,

Russia, the United Nations and the United States) of

engagement with that Government, as well as economic

sanctions.ThiswasduetotheHamasGovernment’srefusalto

complywiththeQuartetrequirementsofrenouncingviolence,

recognisingIsraelandabidingbyinternationalagreementsof

previousPalestinianGovernments.

In addition, the subsequent attempts by Palestinian

President Mahmoud Abbas to form a government of

national unity, which would include members of his own

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Fatahparty,flounderedthroughoutthesecondhalfof2006

and only succeeded in February 2007 when the Saudi

Government brought together Fatah and Hamas leaders

in the Muslim holy city of Mecca in SaudiArabia, which

resulted inanagreementon theestablishmentofsucha

government.

In Israel, public support for the centre-left coalition

governmentofPrimeMinisterOlmertdroppedsubstantially

following the military stand-off during the (northern

hemisphere) summer war of July/August 2006, between

IsraelandthemilitantLebanesemovementHezbullah.

As a result, the absence of strong governments with

widespread public support in both Israel and Palestine

meant that the SA Government was unable to continue

engaging with them effectively within the framework of

the Presidential Spier Initiative. This initiative, started by

Pres.Mbekiin2002,isaimedatsharingtheSouthAfrican

negotiating experience of the early 1990’s with Israelis

and Palestinians alike, in order to contribute to creating

aclimateconducivetoanearlyresumptionoffinalstatus

negotiationsbetweenthetwoparties.

Throughout the period under review, the South African

Government continued to strongly condemn Israeli

actionsagainstthePalestinianpopulation,suchasextra-

judicial killings, collective punishment and the deliberate

destructionofPalestinianinfrastructure.Atthesametime,

it condemned all acts of Palestinian violence, including

rocketattacks,againstIsraelicivilians.

It was envisaged that the establishment of a Palestinian

national unity government, involving both Fatah and

Hamas,inFebruary2007wouldenabletheSouthAfrican

Government to engage both the Palestinian and Israeli

Governments in the context of the Presidential Spier

process to assist international efforts to move the peace

processforward.

Despite the formation of a constitutional, democratically

electedgovernmentinIraqinMay2006–thefirstsincethe

overthrowoftheregimeofformerdictatorSadamHussein

in March 2003 - sectarian violence between the Shia

majorityandSunniminorityMuslimcommunitiesescalated

alarmingly during the year under review, resulting, on

average,insome100deathsaday.

ThisescalationpromptedU.S.PresidentBushtoannounce

the sending of an additional number of US troops,

exceeding21000,toIraqduring2007.Atthesametime,

the British government announced the start of a British

troopwithdrawalfromtheSouthofIraq.

TheongoingviolenceinIraqpreventedtheSouthAfrican

Government from proceeding with the establishment of

a residential diplomatic Mission in Baghdad during the

periodunderreview.Assuch,theGovernmentwasunable

to effectively engage the three major communities in

the country, namely the Shias, Sunnis and Kurds, in the

contextofsharingSouthAfrica’sownexperienceofnational

reconciliation.

It is however the intention to examine during the 2007/8

financialyearwaysinwhichSouthAfricacanfurtherbuildon

initialstepstakeninMarch2006whenvariousinfluentialrole

playersinthiscountry’sprocessofnationalreconciliation,

metwithavisitingIraqiparliamentarydelegation.

Terrorism

The Department continued to co-ordinate all actions

requiredensuringthatSouthAfricafullycompliedwithUN

SecurityCouncilresolutionsonsanctionsregimesinterms

ofnationalpolicy.InthisregardtheDepartmentcontinued

tointeractwiththeUNSecurityCouncilandotherrelevant

entities to facilitate the implementationofall the relevant

measurespursuanttotheSecurityCouncilresolutions.As

anon-permanentmemberof theUnitedNationsSecurity

Council for the period 2007 and 2008, SouthAfrica has

automaticmembershipoftheSecurityCouncil’ssubsidiary

bodies dealing with terrorism and actively participates in

theworkofthesebodies.

The Department is the Chair of the Inter-Departmental

Counter-Terrorism Working Group. This Group meets

monthlytoco-ordinateSouthAfrica’seffortsoncounter-

terrorism related to the implementation of the relevant

resolutions of the United Nations Security Council. It

alsooverseesthecompilationofSouthAfrica’snational

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reports on the implementation of the relevant Security

Councilresolution1373.

All the National Reports submitted by South Africa on

the implementation of the Security Council resolutions

onterrorismhavebeenpostedontheUNwebsite(www.

un.org) together with those submitted by other Member

States.SouthAfricaremainscommittedto thecombating

ofinternationalterrorismwithintheframeworkoftheUnited

Nations and will continue to contribute to the efforts of

regionalandothermultilateralorganisationsinthisregard

(e.g.theAU,SADC,NAMandtheCommonwealth).

Disarmament and Non-proliferation

In pursuance of its strategic objectives in the area of

weaponsofmassdestructionand theirdeliverysystems,

aswellasconventionalweapons,SouthAfricacontinuedto

playanactiveroleintherelevantmultilateraldisarmament

andnon-proliferationforaduringthepastyear.

Someof themajorhighlights forSouthAfrica in2006/07

includeditselectionasChairofthe50thRegularSession

oftheInternationalAtomicEnergyAgency’s(IAEA)General

Conference,itselectionasPresidentoftheConferenceon

Disarmament(CD)anditsnominationasChairtheNuclear

SuppliersGroup(NSG)fortheperiod2007/08.

Intheareaofnucleardisarmamentandnon-proliferation,

South Africa participated actively in meetings of the

InternationalAtomicEnergyAgency, including theannual

General Conference of the IAEA, the IAEA Board of

Governors meetings and the various technical meetings.

ThemostimportantissuesconsideredbytheIAEABoard

duringthereportingperiodincludedtheimplementationof

NuclearNon-ProliferationTreaty (NPT)safeguards in the

Islamic Republic of Iran and in the Democratic People’s

Republic of Korea (DPRK). Other important activities

included new proposals related to the nuclear fuel cycle

andtheIAEA’stechnicalco-operationprogramme.

During September 2006, following the nomination of

South Africa by the African Group to preside over the

50thRegularSessionof the IAEA’sGeneralConference,

AmbassadorAbdulSamadMintywaselectedasPresident

of theConference.TheSouthAfricandelegationwas led

by the Minister of Minerals and Energy, Ms BP Sonjica.

Theissueofreliableaccesstonuclearfuelcyclewasthe

subjectofintensediscussionsduringaSpecialEventheld

in themarginsof the50thRegularSession.SouthAfrica

activelyparticipatedinthesediscussionsandemphasised

theimportanceoffullparticipationbyallinterestedparties

inanysuchproposedsupplyarrangements,aswellasthe

needtorespecttherightofStates,infullcompliancewith

theirobligationsundertheNPT,thatmaydecidetopursue

domesticfuelcycleactivities.

Relevant South African nuclear experts participated in

various IAEA technical meetings and expert meetings in

2006/07thatholdpotentialbenefitsfornotonlythenuclear

industryinSouthAfrica,butalsoforacceleratedeconomic

growthontheAfricancontinent inthecontextofNEPAD.

SouthAfricaalsohostedanumberofmeetingsandtraining

coursesduringthelastyear.Inaddition,SouthAfricaalso

hostedvariousinspectionvisitsundertakenbytheIAEAin

accordancewithSouthAfrica’sSafeguardsAgreementand

theAdditionalProtocolwiththeAgency.

In the context of the Comprehensive Nuclear Test-Ban

Treaty Organisation (CTBTO), South Africa continued

its active participation in the work of the Preparatory

Commission,which includedaSpecialSession following

the reported nuclear test conducted by the Democratic

Peoples Republic of Korea (DPRK) and the chairing by

SouthAfricaoftheGroupof77andChina’sTaskForceon

CTBTmatters.

On15November2006,theDirector-General,Dr.ANtsaluba

deposited South Africa’s Instrument of Accession to the

JointConventionontheSafetyofSpentFuelManagement

andontheSafetyofRadioactiveWasteManagementwith

theIAEADirector-General,Dr.MohamedElBaradei.

SouthAfricasuccessfullyparticipatedinthe2006meetings

oftheBiologicalandToxinsWeaponsConvention(BTWC).

These included the Sixth Review Conference of the

Convention,whichwasprecededbyapreparatorymeeting.

TheReviewConferenceof theBTWCpresentedthefirst

opportunityforStatesPartiestotheConventiontoconduct

athorougharticlebyarticlereviewoftheConvention.The

reviewwassuccessfullycompletedandanintersessional

programmeofmeetingswasadoptedfortheperiodleading

uptotheSeventhReviewConferencein2011.

SouthAfricaactivelyparticipatedintheConferenceofStates

PartiesoftheChemicalWeaponsConvention(CWC),during

December2006.SouthAfrica’sPermanentRepresentative

totheOrganisationfortheProhibitionofChemicalWeapons

(OPCW)servedasChairpersonoftheExecutiveCommittee

oftheOPCWfromMay2006toMay2007.TheExecutive

Committee, in co-operation with the OPCW Secretariat is

responsibleforthedaytodaymanagementoftheOPCW.

South Africa also successfully hosted its second annual

courseonPhysicalProtectionagainstChemicalattacksor

AccidentsforAfricanStatesPartiestotheCWC.Inaddition

SouthAfrica hosted several inspections by the OPCW of

chemicalfacilitiesinthecountry.

SouthAfricacontinuedtoparticipateintheworkofsupplier

regimes such as Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG), the

Zangger Committee Wassenaar Arrangement (WA) and

theMissileTechnologyControlRegime(MTCR).

AmbassadorSGNeneledtheSouthAfricandelegationto

theJune/July2006UnitedNations“ConferencetoReview

ProgressmadeintheImplementationoftheProgrammeof

ActiontoPrevent,CombatandEradicatetheIllicitTradein

SmallArmsandLightWeaponsinAll ItsAspects”.Inthis

regard,SouthAfricawasdisappointedthattheconference

wasnotabletoconcludeanoutcomedocument,primarily

due to differences amongst States on what the review

should have entailed. South Africa’s participation in this

conference was guided by its general policies on small

armsand lightweapons,aswellas theAfricanCommon

PositionfortheReviewConference.

Following this conference, South Africa drafted and co-

ordinated the finalisation with all Member States of the

annual UN General Assembly draft resolution entitled,

“The illicit trade in small armsand lightweapons inall its

aspects”.SouthAfrica then introduced thedraft resolution

duringtheOctober2006FirstCommittee(Disarmamentand

InternationalSecurity)sessionoftheGeneralAssembly.The

resolutionmapsoutcertainfutureactionsthatMemberStates

undertaketoimplement,suchasthoseontheinternational

instrument to mark and trace illicit small arms and light

weapons,illicitbrokeringandfurtherstipulatesthatthenext

biennialmeetingofStatestoconsidertheimplementationof

theProgrammeofActionshouldbeheldnolaterthan2008.

South Africa continued to participate in conventional

weapons treaty regimes deliberations, such as theThird

MinisterDr.NkosazanaDlaminiZumaandAmbassadorDumisaniKumaloduringthefirsttimemeetingwiththenewUNSecretary-GeneralBanKiMoonattheUNHeadquaters,NewYork

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Review Conference of High Contracting Parties to the

CertainConventionalWeaponsConvention(CCW)andin

meetingsofStatesPartiestotheAnti-PersonnelMineBan

Treaty.SouthAfricahadproposedacompliancemechanism

for the CCW some years ago, one of three compliance

proposalsput forwardat the timeandcontinued towork

actively with other High Contracting Parties towards the

adoptionofadecisionduringtheNovember2006Review

Conferenceonthemodalitiesofdealingwithquestionsthat

mayinfuturearisebetweenoramongstHighContracting

PartiesrelatingtocompliancewiththeCCW.

United Nations Security Council

On 16 October 2006, South Africa was elected by the

MemberStatesof theUnitedNationsGeneralAssembly

intotheSecurityCouncilasanon-permanentmemberfor

theperiod1January2007 to31December2008.South

Africa’scandidaturehadpreviouslybeenendorsedbythe

AfricanUnion.

InpreparationforitsparticipationintheUNSC,aworkshop

involvingtheMinisterandtheDeputyMinistersofForeign

Affairs, the Directors-General of NICOC and the GCIS,

representatives of the Presidency, the Department of

Foreign Affair’s top-management and South Africa’s

AmbassadorstotheUNandkeycountrieswasheldon24

and25August2006toprepareforSouthAfrica’sterminthe

SecurityCouncil.Theworkshopaddressedbothstrategic/

political and organisational/administrative issues and

approved suggestions on the decision-making structures

andinformationsystemsthatwouldberequiredtosupport

thedelegationinNewYork.Oneofthekeysuccessesofthe

workshopwasthatitbroughttogethertherelevantbilateral

andmultilateraldesksandmissions,aswell assomeof

theotherrelevantdepartments.Itunderscoredtheshared

commitment to thetermin theSecurityCouncil,which is

anationalproject. In itspreparations for theCouncil, the

Department also embarked on consultative visits to the

capitalsofthemembersoftheCouncilalsoincludingthe

AfricanUnionCommission.

The preparations by the Department for the Council seat

madeitpossibleforSouthAfricatoentertheCouncilwitha

clearunderstandingonhowtoengagewiththecomplexities

ofmembershipoftheCouncil.Atthesametimeitwasclear

thattherewereexpectationsraisedregardingmembership

ofSouthAfricatotheCouncil.AsanAfricancountrySouth

Africa faced the taskofplayinga role in thepromotionof

Africaninterestswhileatthesametimebeingcognizantthat

membershipoftheCouncildemandedthatequalattentionbe

giventoallmattersthatareintheagendaoftheCouncil.

On 1 March 2007, South Africa assumed the rotating

PresidencyoftheUNSCforthemonthofMarch.Duringthe

monthlongSouthAfricanPresidencytheSecurityCouncilheld

18meetings,adoptedfiveresolutionsand fourPresidential

statementsandheldtwoopendebates.Thetwoopendebates

SouthAfricapresidedoverintheCouncilwason‘Womenand

Peacekeeping’ tomark InternationalWomen’s’Dayandan

opendebateatMinisteriallevelonthe“Relationshipbetween

theUnitedNationsandregionalorganisationsinthecontext

ofChapterVIIIoftheUNCharter.

AsmostmattersthatareintheagendaoftheCouncilare

Africanissues,SouthAfricaplayedaleadingroleinworking

with other members of the Council in seeking solutions

to these conflicts. The negotiations of the resolutions

provided an opportunity for South Africa to consult with

theaffectedStatesandotherAfricanactorswithaviewto

bringinganAfricaninputintheresolutionoftheconflicts.

ThisalsoaffordedSouthAfricatheopportunity tohavea

directinputonthedecisionsoftheCouncil.However,there

havebeenchallengesindealingwithsomeofthematters

on the agenda of the Council where perceptions rather

thanfactstookthecentrestageonsomeoftheissues.The

SouthAfricandelegationwillcontinuewiththeseactivities

throughoutitsincumbencyasanon-permanentmemberof

theSecurityCouncil,whichwillendinDecember2008.

Peace Building Commission

The Peace Building Commission (PBC) is an

“intergovernmentaladvisorybody”establishedin2005by

concurrent resolutions of both the Security Council and

theGeneralAssemblytoprovideadviceonpeacebuilding

strategies and to serve as a forum for coordination and

exchange of views among major stakeholders, donors

and countries with experience in peace building. South

Africa has taken over membership of the Commission

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fromTanzaniawhich togetherwithDenmarkwasthefirst

non-permanent members of the Council to be elected to

thePBC.AtpresentBurundiandSierraLeonearethefirst

countriesthatarebeingconsideredbythePBC.

Transnational Organised Crime

TheDepartmentfacilitatedSouthAfricanparticipationinthe

15thsessionoftheCommissiononCrimePreventionwhich

tookplace inVienna inApril 2006, the49thsessionof the

UNCommissiononNarcoticDrugswhichtookplaceinMarch

2006inVienna,andthe61stsessionoftheUNGAwhichtook

placeinNewYorkfromSeptembertoDecember2006.

In October 2006 South Africa participated in the Third

Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the United

Nations Convention against Transnational Organized

CrimeanditsthreeSupplementaryProtocols,namelythe

ProtocolagainsttheSmugglingofMigrantsbyLand,Airand

Sea,supplementingtheUnitedNationsConventionagainst

Transnational Organized Crime; the Protocol to Prevent,

Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially

Women and Children, supplementing the United Nations

Convention against Transnational Organized Crime; the

ProtocolagainsttheIllicitManufacturingofandTrafficking

inFirearms,theirPartsandComponentsandAmmunition

supplementing the UN Convention against Transnational

OrganizedCrime–allheldinVienna.

The South African delegation participated in debates on

further implementationoftheConventionanditsProtocols

and adopted decisions on the review of the Convention,

implementationoftheConventionandtechnicalassistance.

SouthAfricaalso tookpart in the firstConferenceof the

PartiesoftheUnitedNationsConventionagainstCorruption

inAmman,JordaninDecember2006.TheDepartmentof

ForeignAffairsassistedtheDepartmentofPublicService

andAdministrationwithitsparticipationinthisforum.

Kimberley process

TheKimberleyProcessCertificationScheme(KPCS)isa

voluntarycertificationschemewhichseekstostemtheflow

ofroughdiamondsusedbyrebelstofinancearmedconflict

aimedatoverthrowinglegitimateGovernmentsandprotect

thelegitimatediamondtrade.TheKPCSforumcomprises

all major diamond producing, trading and processing

countries,thediamondindustryandcivilsociety.

TheDepartmentactivelyparticipatedintheWorkingGroup

onMonitoringandtheParticipationCommitteeoftheKPCS.

DeputyMinisterSuevanderMerwehandingoveradonationtotheIndonesianAmbassadorSugengRahardjopledgingSouthAfrica’shelpaftertheearthquakeinIndonesia

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During 2006, the Department also played a prominent

roleon theAdHocWorkingGroupon theReviewof the

KPCS,whichhassincefulfilleditsmandatebyproducing

a report and recommendations for the strengthening

of the international implementation of the KPCS. This

reportwasfinalizedandadoptedby theNovember2006

GaboronePlenaryandpreparationsfortheimplementation

of the wide-ranging recommendations contained therein

have already begun. One of the Department’s primary

objectivesinmonitoringtheKPCSandparticipatinginthe

businessofKPCSstandingandadhocbodiesistosupport

Government’seffortstoensurethatthecollectiveinterests

ofAfricandiamond-producingcountriesremainprotected.

Post-conflict Reconstruction

The Department’s objective of supporting countries and

governmentsemergingfromconflictsthroughengagement

with the multilateral system was achieved through

facilitatingtheprocessofvoluntaryrepatriationofAngolan

refugees from SouthAfrica under the Plan of Operation

of the Tripartite Commission (South Africa, Angola, and

UNHCR)whichcametoanendon31December2006.

International Humanitarian Assistance

TheDepartmentco-ordinatedtheprovisioningofhumanitarian

assistancetoanumberofinternationalcauses,includingto

theUnitedRepublicofTanzaniatoassistwithdirectfood

aid;Indonesiatosupportreliefandredevelopmentefforts

following the Yogyakarta earthquake; Lebanon following

the Israeli incursion; Mozambique in the aftermath of

Cyclone Favio and to Djibouti following a severe period

of famine.TheDepartmentalsocontributedR1,5million

totheUNHCR’sReturnandReintegrationProgrammefor

Sudan.AfurtheramountofR14millionwasprovidedtoa

numberofUNagenciesandinternationalorganisationsto

addressthemostcriticalneedsofvulnerablegroups,war-

displacedchildren,refugees,internallydisplacedpersons,

primarilyontheAfricancontinent.

International Law

International law continues to underpin and inform all

thestrategicprioritiesof theDepartment. In thiscontext

theOfficeoftheChiefStateLawAdviser(IL)(“theLegal

Office”) provided 991 written legal opinions on a wide

variety of international and South African law subject

matter. 164 international agreements or treaties were

certified for the purposes of obtaining the President’s

authorisation for their conclusion.TheLegalOfficealso

provided advice to the Department on all aspects of

SouthAfrican lawandwasresponsibleforco-ordinating

all legal actions taken against and by the Department.

AllDepartmentalcontracts,whetherconcluded inSouth

Africa or abroad, were scrutinised by the Legal Office.

TheTreatyandInformationManagementServicesbound

119internationalagreementsortreatiesandinstruments

ofratificationoraccession.ItaddedtotheTreatyRecord

96bilateralagreementsconcludedbySouthAfricaand14

multilateralagreementsenteredinto.

Legal opinions on international law matters included a

complexrangeofissuessuchastheuseofforcebyIsrael

againstLebanon,themergeroftheAfricanCourtofJustice

andtheAfricanCourtonHumanandPeoples’Rights,and

avarietyofbilateralissues.

In recentyearsnon-proliferationofnuclearweaponshas

been high on the international agenda and in the past

yearsomehighprofilecases relating tonon-proliferation

appeared on the agenda of the Security Council of the

UnitedNations.InthiscontexttheLegalOfficegavelegal

opinionsonUNSecurityCouncilResolutionsonIranandthe

DemocraticPeople’sRepublicofKorea(DPRK).Inthese

legalopinions,interalia,thecomplexrelationshipbetween

SecurityCouncilResolutionsandgeneralinternationallaw

wasconsidered. Inparticular thecontinuedexpansionof

UNSecurityCouncilpowers,includingtheCouncil’snewly

found legislative powers, was considered in relation to

generalinternationallaw.

SouthAfrica’snon-permanentmembershipoftheSecurity

Council for 2007 – 2009 also allows for more active

participationonissuesontheSecurityCouncilagenda.This

in turns requiresananalysisofsomeof the international

law aspects of matters on the Security Council agenda.

TheLegalOfficeprovidedlegaladviceandsupportinthis

respecton issuessuchasKosovo,WesternSaharaand

onterrorism.

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TheLegalOfficealsoattendedandprovidedlegalsupportto

aConferenceamendingtheStatuteoftheInternationalRed

CrossandRedCrescentMovement inorder to recognise

the third Emblem (Red Crystal) following the adoption of

the ThirdAdditional Protocol to the Geneva Conventions

of 1949. The Conference created a legal framework for

the admission of the Palestinian Red Crescent Society

(PRCS)andpavedthewayfortheadmissionofthePRCS

and Israel’sMagenDavidAdom (MDA) to theRedCross

andRedCrescentMovement.TheSouthAfricaRedCross

SocietyandLegalProtectionofCertainEmblemsBill,2006

willprovidestatutoryrecognitionfortheSouthAfricanRed

CrossSocietyandfortheemblemsoftheSociety.

TheDepartmentwasalso required tohandle international

humanrightscomplaintsbroughtagainsttheRepublicofSouth

Africabyindividuals.TheinvolvementoftheOfficeinsuch

mattersisnotonlyrelevantfortheprotectionofSouthAfrica’s

interestsininternationalfora,butalsoservestostrengthen

international judicial institutions, support multilateralism

andcontributetothedevelopmentofinternationallaw.Two

suchcasesweresubmittedagainsttheGovernmentinthe

reportingperiod.OneintheUNHumanRightsCommittee

andoneintheAfricanCommissiononHumanandPeoples’

Rights.TheGovernment’swrittenresponsetobothclaims

has been submitted. Neither international body has set a

dateforthehearingofthematters.

The Department has also played an active role in the

activitiesrelatingtointernationalcriminallaw.Overthelast

year a wide range of requests for assistance were dealt

with in conjunction with the Department of Justice and

Constitutional Development. These requests came from

theInternationalCriminalCourt(ICC),theSpecialCourtfor

Sierra Leone (SCSL), the International Criminal Tribunal

forRwanda(ICTR)andtheInternationalCriminalTribunal

for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY). The Department also

continues to participate actively in the work of the ICC,

throughtheAssemblyofStatesParties.

The Department also participated in deliberations of the

Sixth (Legal) Committee of the United Nations General

Assembly, including making inputs on the work of the

International Law Commission in furtherance of the

promotionandcodificationofinternationallaw.

WithregardtoclimatechangeissuestheDepartment,through

the Legal Office, continues to be active in providing legal

adviceandassistance inall climatechangenegotiations in

variousfora,includingduringthisperiodtheConferenceofthe

Parties(COP)totheUNFrameworkConventiononClimate

Change(UNFCC)aswellastheConferenceof theParties

servingastheMeetingoftheParties(COP/MOP)totheKyoto

ProtocoltoUNFCCC.Inaddition,theChiefStateLawAdviser

(IL) continues to serve on the Enforcement Branch of the

ComplianceCommittee,whichwasestablished to facilitate,

promoteandenforcecompliancewiththecommitmentsunder

the Kyoto Protocol. SouthAfrica has also been requested

to facilitate, together with Australia, the Dialogue on long-

termcooperativeactiontoaddressclimatechangeandthis

responsibilityiscarriedoutbytheLegalOffice.

TheDepartment, through theLegalOffice, alsoprovides

legaladviceandsupport,onanon-goingbasis,withregard

tovariousaspectsofthelawofthesea.TheGovernment

alsohasanofficialfromtheLegalOfficeservingasajudge

on the InternationalTribunal for theLawof theSea.The

Department participates in the United Nations Informal

ConsultativeProcessonOceansandtheLawoftheSea

aswellastheMeetingoftheStatesPartiestotheUnited

NationsConventionontheLawoftheSea.Variousissues

concerningthepreservationandsustainableuseofmarine

resourcesinthecontextofanecosystemapproachtothe

marine environment were discussed at the Consultative

Process. The final outcome of the meeting, the “agreed

elements”, was transmitted to the General Assembly

for consideration under the agenda item “Oceans and

theLawof theSea”.Theseagreedelementshavebeen

incorporatedintheGeneralAssemblyomnibusresolution

onoceansandlawofthesea.

Human Rights and the implementation of International Humanitarian Law (IHL)

SouthAfricacontinuestoplayakeyroleinshapingtheinternational

human rights agenda including the constant development of

internationalhumanrightsandhumanitarianlaw.Atthecoreof

SouthAfrica’shumanrightspolicy,asacomponentofitsforeign

policypriorities,isthecommitmenttothepromotion,protection

andfulfilmentofhumanrightsandfundamentalfreedoms,the

advancementofdemocracyandtheruleoflaw.

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ThepoliticalvisionofthedemocraticgovernmentofSouth

Africaispredicatedonafundamentalprinciple,whichaffirms

theinextricabilityofeconomic,socialandculturalrightson

the one hand, and civil and political rights on the other.

In keeping with the spirit of 1993 Vienna Conference on

humanrightstheSouthAfricanhumanrightspolicyaffirms

theprinciplesofuniversality,indivisibility,interdependence

andinterrelatednessofallhumanrights.

The realisation of the Right to Development as affirmed

in the 1986 United Nations Declaration on the Right to

Development, the Vienna Declaration and Programme of

Action,the2000MillenniumDeclarationontheachievement

ofMillenniumDevelopmentGoalsandthe2005Millennium

ReviewSummit,remainoneofSouthAfrica’smajorfocuses

intheimplementationofitshumanrightstreatyobligations.In

thisregardtheGovernmentofSouthAfricainthefirstdecade

ofitsconstitutionaldemocracyengagedinasocialcontract

withallpartnersandstakeholdersaimedat theconsistent

improvementofthequalityoflifeofallSouthAfricans.

Thegovernment isdetermined toensure theprogressive

realisationofhumanrights.Thisdomesticcommitmentto

ensurethepracticalenjoymentofallhumanrightspropels

SouthAfrica’sengagementandvisioninthedevelopment

oftheinternationalhumanrightsagenda.TheSouthAfrican

delegationtothenewlyestablishedHumanRightsCouncil

(HRC)iscurrentlyleadingthenegotiationsontheagendaof

thisbodywhich,inSouthAfrica’sview,mustberesponsive

totheneedsofthepoor,mainstreaminggenderissuesand

thefurtherempowermentofwomenandmakingtheRight

toDevelopmentarealityforeveryone.Consistentwiththe

coreprinciplesofInternationalHumanRightsLaw,theSouth

Africanhumanrightspolicyisfoundedonthefundamental

principles of “non-discrimination” and the achievement

of “substantive equality”. The core values on which the

SouthAfricanconstitutionaldemocracyisfoundedinclude

promotionofhumandignity,theachievementofequality,the

advancementofhumanrightsandfundamentalfreedoms,

non-racism, non-sexism, supremacy of the Constitution

andtheRuleofLaw.

ThereformoftheUnitedNationshasalwaysbeenatthe

core of South Africa’s belief in multilateralism and this

advocacyculminatedinthesuccessfulestablishmentofthe

HRC,astheprincipalUNhumanrightsbodyofwhichSouth

Africabecameoneofitsfoundingmembers.Inthecontext

of thisnewbodySouthAfricahasassumeda leadership

roleandhasundertakenseveralongoinginitiativeswhich

promoteabalancedsustainabledevelopmentandrespond

effectivelytotheplightofthevictimsofhumanrights.These

initiativesinclude:-

MinisterDr.NkosazanaDlaminiZumawithSecretary-GeneralTjacovanderHoutfromThePermanentCourtofArbitrationatthesigningceremonyofanAgreementontheEstablishmentofaRegionalFacilityforthePromotionofDisputeResolution

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• Spearheadingaresolutionwhichensuredthe

conveningoftheDurbanReviewConferenceto

beheldin2009withthreePreparatoryCommittee

Meetingsbeginninginthemiddleof2007.

• Providedeffectiveleadershipinthefollow-

uptotheWorldConferenceagainstRacism,

RacialDiscrimination,XenophobiaandRelated

Intoleranceandtheeffectiveimplementationof

theDurbanDeclarationandProgrammeofAction.

Inthisprocesssucceededinensuringconsensus

toinitiateaprocessoftheelaborationofthe

complimentarystandardstotheInternational

ConventionontheEliminationofallformsof

RacialDiscrimination.Currentlyfiveindependent

expertshadbeenappointedandoneworkingon

theDraftLegalInstrumentsfornegotiationsbythe

mechanismsoftheHRClaterduring2007.

• Forginganeffectivepartnershipwiththe

GovernmentofPortugalandothersupportive

countriessuchasFinland,Germany,Cuba,the

RussianFederation,etc.fortheUNtoelaborate

acomprehensiveOptionalProtocolonthe

InternationalCovenantonEconomic,Socialand

CulturalRights.Thisprocessisnowontrackand

itisexpectedthatsatisfactoryprogresswillbe

registeredbytheendof2007.

• Introducedaresolutioninthecontextofthe

HRC,ontherectificationofthelegalstatusof

theCommitteeonEconomic,SocialandCultural

RightswiththeviewofensuringthatthisTreaty

MonitoringCommitteeisplacedonparwithall

otherTreatyMonitoringbodies,i.e.itmustderive

itslegalrightofexistencefromtheprovisionsofthe

relevantTreaty,whichistheCovenant.

• Playedaneffectiveroleintheadoptionofthe

UNGAInternationalConventionontheProtection

ofallPersonsfromEnforcedDisappearance.South

AfricatogetherwithFranceco-sponsoredthe

aboveinitiative.

• StrengthenedanddeepenedSouthAfrica’shuman

rightsunderstandingandrelationswithother

countriesonabilateralbasisinthecontextofthe

bi-nationalcommissions.Inthisregardhosted

averysuccessfulhumanrightsseminarduring

February2007betweenSouthAfricaandArgentina

focusingonimportanthumanrightsthemessuchas

thevalueofthetruth,memory,racialdiscrimination

andrestorativejustice(justiceandreparation).

• Contributedtothehumanrightssegmentof

theOutcomeDocumentoftheNon-Alignment

MovementSummitheldinCubaduringSeptember

2006.TheelementsofthisOutcomeDocument

havebeensuccessfullyintegratedintothe

programmesoftheHRCinGeneva.

• Co-ordinatedthevisitsofseveralSpecial

ProceduresoftheHRCtoSouthAfricaduring

thelatterpartof2006andthebeginningof2007,

whichculminatedinthevisitstoSouthAfrica

bytheSpecialRapporteuronthepromotion

andprotectionofhumanrightswhilecountering

terrorism,MrMartinScheinin,during16-26April

2007andtheSpecialRapporteuronadequate

housing,MrMiloonKothari,during12-24April

2007.

• EffectivepartnershipwiththeDepartmentofJustice

andConstitutionalDevelopmenttowardsSouth

Africa’scompliancewithitsinternationaltreaty

obligationsbyensuringpresentationofInitialCountry

• ReportstothefollowingTreatyMonitoringbodies;

CommitteeontheEliminationofallFormsofRacial

Discriminationon04-07August2006.

CommitteeagainstTortureandOtherCruel,

InhumanorDegradingTreatmentorPunishmenton

14-15November2006.

FollowingSouthAfrica’scommitmenttotheimplementation

and promotion of International Humanitarian Law (IHL),

the Department co-hosted the Sixth ICRC Annual

Regional Seminar on the Implementation of International

HumanitarianLawandparticipatedactivelyininternational

IHLconferencessuchasthe29thInternationalConference

oftheRedCrossandRedCrescentinordertocontribute

positivelytothedevelopmentofIHL.

Rights of Persons with Disabilities

During 2006 the Department actively contributed to

national consultations in preparation for, and eventual

participationin,the8thsessionofanAdHocCommitteeon

acomprehensiveandintegralinternationalConventionon

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theProtectionandPromotionoftheRightsandDignityof

PersonswithDisabilities.SaidConvention, togetherwith

anoptionalprotocoltoestablishaninternationalmonitoring

commission,wereeventuallyadoptedbytheUNGeneral

AssemblyinDecember2006andopenedforsignatureand

ratificationon30March2007.SouthAfricasignedbothof

theseinstrumentsonthesamedate.

TheLegalOfficeprovidedlegaladviceonvariousarticles

of the Disability Convention which guided SouthAfrica’s

participationduringthemeetingoftheAdHocCommittee.

TheOfficewasalsopartoftheSouthAfricandelegationat

thenegotiationsoftheConvention.

• GLOBAL GOVERNANCE: SOCIO-ECONOMIC

Participation in the G20

TheG20isaforumfordiscussionamongstmajordeveloped

and developing country Governments on international

financialissues.SouthAfricahasbeenanactiveparticipant

intheG20sinceitsinceptionin1999,aspartofGovernment’s

ongoingeffortstoreformglobalsocio-economicgovernance.

Moreover, as theonlyAfricanmemberof theG20,South

Africa has not only voiced our own concerns but also

representedtheinterestsofthecontinentasawhole.

Preparations have been put in place for South Africa

to assume the Chair of the G20 during 2007. The

responsibilities of the Chair are to host the annual G20

Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors’ Meeting

aswellastwodeputiesmeetings.Thehostcountryisalso

requiredtoprovideasecretariatfunctiontotheforum.Inthe

capacityasChair,throughitsengagementsininternational

meetings and conferences, the Department will support

SouthAfrica’s efforts to focus discussions on continuing

thereformof the internationalfinancialanddevelopment

architecture insuchawayastopromotethe interestsof

thedevelopingcountries,inparticularAfricancountries.

Bretton Woods Institutions (BWIs)

The increasing importance of the socio-economic

dimensionofglobalisationandthecurrentinsufficiencyof

institutionalarrangementsforglobaleconomicgovernance

demonstrate the need for a new framework to address

the incoherence and inconsistency of the international

monetary,financialandtradingsystemstoensurethatthey

supportinternationallyagreeddevelopmentsasreinforced

by the Monterrey Consensus. Measures are urgently

requiredtoendthemarginalizationofdevelopingcountries,

especiallythoseinAfrica,fromdecisiontakingandpolicy-

making processes in themultilateral financial institutions

andtomakethelattermoreaccountableandresponsiveto

theentirecommunityofnations.Globalizationcontinuesto

increasethevulnerabilityof theeconomiesofdeveloping

countries.Animprovedparticipationofdevelopingcountries

is therefore necessary in the Bretton Woods Institutions

(BWIs),whichshouldbereformedasamatterofurgency

given that theworldeconomyhaschangedconsiderably

andgivenrisetoneweconomicrealities.

Under South Africa’s leadership of the G77 and China

during2006,aMemorandumofUnderstandingwassigned

inSeptember2006betweenG77andtheG24,whichisa

groupingofdevelopingcountriesoperatingwithintheBWIs

in Washington, to realise greater cooperation between

the two Groups through more concrete measures and

mechanismstosecureeffectivevoiceandparticipationof

developing countries in international economic decision

makingprocesses,workforthefullimplementationofthe

MonterreyConsensus, createstability, reduce the riskof

economicandfinancialcrises,andenhancethecapacityof

developingcountriestorespondtosuchcrises.

Toalargeextentduringtheperiodunderreview,theother

major issues in the wider UN reform debate tended to

eclipse discussions focusing on the need to reform the

internationalfinancialarchitecture.Progressinthisregard

hasthereforecontinuedtobeslow.

Financing for development

The 2005 World Summit Outcome reaffirmed the

Monterrey Consensus as the point of reference for the

global partnership for development. It called for greater

cooperation among existing institutions, with due regard

to their respectivemandatesandgovernancestructures,

andallrelevantstakeholdersinfinancingfordevelopment

processes. In its participation in international meetings

and conferences, the Department continued to call

upon the international community to fulfill its Monterrey

commitments,giventhedireglobalneedforincreasedand

morepredictableresourcesfordevelopment.

Themainachievement of theG77 in theadoptionby the

GeneralAssemblyofthedevelopmentfollow-upresolution,

Resolution60/265,entitled “Follow-up to thedevelopment

outcome of the 2005 World Summit including the MDGs

and other international agreed development goals” was

the inclusion of language calling on developed countries

and international organisations to implement all their

commitmentsintheresolution.Throughoutthenegotiations,

SouthAfrica,asChairoftheG77andChina,stressedthe

needforthecreationofanequitableenablinginternational

economic environment, in order to support developing

countries’ efforts to achieve sustained economic growth

and sustainable development. In this regard, SouthAfrica

called for the enhancement of the Global Partnership for

Development, as contained in the Millennium Declaration,

theMonterreyConsensus,theJohannesburgProgrammeof

Actionandthe2005WorldSummitOutcome.Theendresult

was a strong development-orientated resolution that calls

formultilateralaction toachieve the internationallyagreed

developmentgoals, including theMillenniumDevelopment

Goals, as a means towards solving economic and social

problemsofdevelopingcountries.Theresolutionalsoincludes

new elements such as the establishment of a monitoring

mechanismoncommitmentsmadebydevelopedcountries

and the international organizations in the UN system, an

emphasisontheneedformorepolicyspacefordeveloping

countries and an acknowledgement of the necessity of a

greatervoiceforandparticipationbydevelopingcountriesin

theBretonWoodsInstitutions(BWIs).

The finalisation of the Development follow-up resolution

was a major achievement for the G77 and China as it

tookthreemonthsofpersistenteffortsbytheGrouptoget

developed countries to accept the concept of including

international commitments in the resolutionanda further

threemonthsofintensenegotiationsbeforetheresolution

wasadoptedintheGeneralAssemblybyconsensus.This

mustbeseeninthecontextofthefactthatthepositionof

developedcountriesondevelopmentwithintheUNsystem

hasbeenlimitedtoUNoperationalactivitiesandtheParis

DeclarationonODAeffectiveness.Developmentassistance

hasbeendirected todeveloping countries in conjunction

with conditionalities on good governance, human

rights, combating corruption, HIV AND AIDS, education,

environment,crime,drugtraffickingandtheenhancement

of the private sector. The developed countries’ position

hasbeenthatissuesofglobalisation,trade,debt,finance,

scienceandtechnologyand levelsofODAaredealtwith

outsidetheUNinforumssuchastheG8,theOECD,the

WTOandtheBWI’sandtherefore,shouldnotbedealtwith

intheUN.Themainobjectiveofthedevelopedcountries

wastotryandshiftthefocusawayfromdevelopedcountry

commitmentsandimplementationattheinternationallevel,

todevelopingcountries’policiesatthenationallevel.Under

SouthAfrica’sleadership,theeffortsoftheG77andChina

ensuredthatdevelopedcountriesdidnotachievethisend.

Leading Group on Solidarity Levies (LGSL) to fund development

TheLGSLflowsfromtheMonterreyConsensusasittakes

forwardthesearchfor innovativesourcesoffinancingfor

development to augmentODAflows.SouthAfrica joined

the (LGSL) at an international conference on innovative

sourcesoffinancing,whichwasheldunder theauspices

of the French Government, in Paris on 28 February and

1 March 2006. The conference considered concrete

proposalsforpilotprojectsgearedtogeneratingadditional,

andensuringamoreeffectivedeploymentof,resourcesfor

development,particularlyforhealth.

The DFA also participated in the first meeting of the

LGSL, which was held in Brazil, in July 2006, under the

ChairmanshipofBrazil.NorwaytookovertheChairmanship

of theLGSLfromBrazil.TheSecondPlenarymeetingof

theLGSLtookplaceinOslo,Norway,from6to7February

2007inwhichtheDFAalsoparticipated.Severalpossible

sourcesofinnovativesourcesoffinancingfordevelopment

have been discussed. Among the proposals that are in

themostadvancedstageofimplementationisasolidarity

contribution on air travel tickets, which South Africa is

unabletoimplementintermsofexistingdomestictaxand

budgetarylegislationandregulationsaswellasinternational

commitments.TheLGSLestablishedtheDrugPurchasing

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Facility (UNITAID) in 2006 to accelerate access to high-

quality drugsanddiagnostics forHIVandAIDS,malaria

andtuberculosisincountrieswithahighburdenofdisease.

ThepurposeofUNITAIDistoassistdevelopingcountries

inpurchasing themedicinesneededtoscaleupHIV,TB

andmalariacontrolprogrammes.

The Drug Purchasing Facility (UNITAID) has also been

establishedtoreceivethefundsgeneratedbytheairticket

levies. South Africa joined UNITAID during the Africa-

France Summit in Cannes on 16 February 2007 and is

currently considering the modalities for implementing its

commitmenttomakeacontributiontoUNITAID.

Manyofthecommitmentstobeundertakentoensurethe

implementationoftheMonterreyConsensusthoughcanbe

underminedby restrictivepoliciessuchas the imposition

ofpoliticalconditionalitiesintheprovisionofdevelopment

assistanceandconcessionaryfinancing.SouthAfricawill

continuetopromotetheirremovalastheyimpedefurther

progressinrecipientcountries.

• NORTH-SOUTH DIALOGUE

South Africa continued promoting North-South co-

operationthroughitsengagementintheGroupof8(G8),

undertheRussianChairin2006bothasamemberofthe

African Group Outreach as well as a member of the +5

(India, Brazil, China, Mexico and South Africa). Further

engagement in the North-South context was evident

throughSouthAfricajoiningtheOrganisationforEconomic

Co-operation and Development (OECD)’s Development

Center, as well as high level participation in theAnnual

Davos and Africa World Economic Forum meetings.

ThroughouttheplatformsofNorth-Southengagement,the

commitmenttoNEPADasAfrica’ssocio-economicrenewal

programremainedthefocalarea.

Progress has also been made redefining international

partnershipswithAfrica,inmovingfromadonor-recipient

relationshiptoapartnershipinthetruesenseoftheword.

Africa has made significant gains on critical issues, i.e.

aid,trade,debtandfinancingfordevelopment,particularly

infrastructure.

South Africa participated at the 6th and 7th Africa

PartnershipForum(APF)whichfocusedonthreespecific

issues namely; agriculture, infrastructure and HIV AND

AIDS. In this regard, efforts have been made to ensure

thatfutureNEPAD-G8andotherkeydonorengagements

transcend physical infrastructure projects and include

the full spectrum of the NEPAD agenda. A strategic

MinisterDr.NkosazanaDlaminiZumawiththeEUHighRepresentativeJavierSolanaandGermanForeignMinisterFrankWalterSteinmeierattendingtheSA-EUMinisterialTroikaMeetinginBrussels

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review of current institutional arrangements for follow-

up of partnership commitments and building on Summit

decisionsfromKananaskisthroughtoGleneagles,witha

viewtoimprovingeffectivenessisongoing.

The Europe-Africa Political Dialogue continues to grow

from strength to strength. South Africa has participated

intheEU-AUMinisterialTroikameetingsheld inOctober

2006initscapacityasChefdeFilesforTradeandRegional

Integration. The next EU–AU Ministerial Troika meeting

will takeplace inMay2007.SouthAfrica isalsoactively

participating in the EU-AU Troika Experts Group that is

draftinganoutlinefortheJointEurope-AfricaStrategy.The

Strategy will take the Cairo Declaration of 2000 and the

EU Strategy forAfrica forward by focusing on European

andAfricancooperationinthefieldsofpeaceandsecurity;

good governance and human rights; trade and regional

integration and; keydevelopment issues. It is envisaged

thattheJointEurope–AfricaStrategywillbeendorsedby

HeadsofStateattheSecondEurope–AfricaSummitthat

isscheduledtotakeplaceinLisbonattheendof2007.

South Africa as a Friend of the Helsinki Process on

GlobalisationandDemocracy,hasbeenactivelyparticipating

intheHelsinkiProcessmeetingsatministerialandsenior

officiallevels.TheDepartmenthasalsoparticipatedinthe

Consultative Network meeting in 2006, which reviewed

progressinthesetting-upofroundtablesandimplementing

roadmapsoftheHelsinkiProcess.

SouthAfrica,asthefacilitatorofthegenderroadmap,presented

theRoadmaponGenderEqualityandViolenceagainstWomen

totheHelsinkiGroupinApril2006.TheRoadmapproposesa

concretesetofrecommendationsonthetworelatedthemes

thatcouldbeappliedatinternationallevel.

SouthAfrica’sprimarymotivation in theHelsinkiProcess

has largely been to supportTanzania, as a co-chair and

coordinatoroftheroundtableonPovertyandDevelopment.

South Africa, through the collaboration between the

DepartmentofForeignAffairs,InstituteforGlobalDialogue

(IGD)andtheAfricaInstituteofSouthAfrica(AISA),assisted

TanzaniawithitsRoundtableonEmploymentandGrowth

heldinDaresSalaamfrom14-17November2006.

The Trade, Development and Co-operationAgreement

(TDCA),whichwassignedin1999andcameintoforcein

January2000,governsSouthAfrica’srelationswiththe

EuropeanUnion(EU).TheAgreementistobereviewed

within five years of its entering into force in order to

addressthepossibleimplicationsofotherarrangements

or events that may affect theAgreement.The process

DeputyMinisterAzizPahadwithNorthKoreanViceMinisterKimHyongJunduringbilateraldiscussionsattheUnionBuildings,Pretoria

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of the Review of the TDCA thus commenced in 2005

andthe2006JointCo-operationCouncil(JCC)meeting

mandatedthepartiestofinalisethereviewin2007.As

aresult,fourNegotiatingGroupforthevariouschapters

oftheTDCAhavebeenestablished,namelyonPolitical

Dialogue, Trade, Development cooperation, and

Economic and Other Areas of Cooperation. The first

meetingoftheNegotiatingGroupswasheldinPretoria

on28March2007,andprogresswas further reviewed

by a Senior Officials Meeting on 28 March under the

joint chairmanship of Director General Ntsaluba and

the European Commission’s Director General for

Development,Mr.StefanoManservisi.

The 7th meeting of the SA-EU JCC was held on 14

November 2006. Trade and development issues were

discussedinplenaryformat.Thepoliticaldiscussionatthe

Councilmeetingtookplaceintroikaformat,undertheCo-

ChairofDrNkosazanaDlaminiZuma,MinisterofForeign

AffairsofSouthAfrica,andMrErkkiTuomioja,Ministerfor

ForeignAffairs ofFinland.TheSouthAfricandelegation

alsoincludedMsLulamaXingwana,MinisterofAgriculture

andLandAffairsandMrDerekHanekom,DeputyMinister

ofScienceandTechnology.TheEUdelegation included

MrJavierSolana,SecretaryGeneraloftheCouncilandEU

HighRepresentativeforCFSP,MrLouisMichel,European

CommissionerforDevelopmentandHumanitarianAid,and

MrPeterMandelson,EuropeanCommissioner forTrade.

The JCC further cemented the strong and productive

relationshipsintrade,developmentandpoliticaldialogue.

Thepartieswelcomedtheprogresswhichhadbeenmade

inimplementingthejointconclusionsofthe6thJCC,and

alsoagreedonaJointStatementontheSouthAfrica-EU

StrategicPartnership.

The Joint Statement re-emphasised that the SA-EU

StrategicPartnershipmustbebasedonanopen,concrete

andtransparentdialoguebetweenthetwoParties,that it

shouldbepursuedonthebasisofmutualunderstanding

andownership,andalsothatitshouldbesupportiveofthe

realisationoftheMDGs,theEUStrategyforAfrica,NEPAD,

the SADC integration process and the joint EU-Africa

strategythatiscurrentlyunderdiscussion.Itfurthermore

calledforaJointActionPlantobefinalisedandagreedat

thenextEU-SouthAfricatroikameetinginthefirsthalfof

2007andthataprogressreportonitsimplementationbe

draftedforadoptionatthe8thJointCo-operationCouncil

in2007.ThepartiessubsequentlydraftedaJointAction

Plan,whichwaslargelyfinalisedandreadyforadoptionby

theendonMarch2007.

SouthAfricaassumedmembershipoftheAfrica,Caribbean

andPacific(ACP)group in1996andbecameaqualified

member of the Lome Convention IV in 1997 and of its

successor, the Cotonou Partnership Agreement (CPA)

in June 2000. Qualified membership meant that South

Africa would be excluded from the Trade Chapter, as

well as from the provisions on Development Assistance

of the Agreement, as these areas were covered under

the Trade, Development and Co-operation Agreement

(TDCA). However, following South Africa’s admission to

the SADC-EPA group negotiating the regional Economic

PartnershipAgreementwiththeEU,ithasbeenproposed

that theCotonouPartnershipAgreementbeamended to

accommodatethisdevelopment.SouthAfrica’sparticipation

intheSADC–EPAnegotiations,scheduledtobefinalised

byDecember2007, is toensurecoherencebetween the

TDCAandtheSADCEPA,asthiswillcontributetowards

regionalintegration.

ThemajorobjectiveofSouthAfrica’sparticipation in the

ACP is to strengthen South – South cooperation and to

contributetodialogueonpoliticalissuesandonsustainable

developmentbetweentheACPgroupandtheEU.Tothis

endSouthAfricaparticipatedinanumberofactivitiesand

eventsduringthepastyear.Theseincludeparticipationby

theParliamentaryPortfolioCommitteeonForeignAffairsin

themeetingsoftheACP-EUJointParliamentaryAssembly

heldinAustriainJune2006andinBarbadosinNovember

2006; attendance of the meeting of ACP and ACP-EU

Council of Ministers held in Papua New Guinea in May

2006;participationbytheDepartmentofArtsCultureinthe

2ndMeetingofACPMinistersofCultureandthe1stACP

Festivalheld in theDominicanRepublic inOctober2006

andattendanceof the5thACPSummitheld inSudan in

December2006.

Anothersignificantdevelopmentduring thecourseof the

yearwastheunveilingoftheSA–EUstrategicpartnership

aimed at strengthening the partnership between the two

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parties and to build on the achievements of the TDCA.

The Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr Aziz Pahad,

convened a meeting of ACP Ambassadors accredited

to SouthAfrica to address them on the SA-EU strategic

partnership and re-affirm South Africa’s commitment to

intra-ACPcooperation.

Social Development

SouthAfrica,onbehalfof theG77,compiled, introduced

and negotiated draft resolutions on Social Development

issues during the 61st Session of the United Nations

GeneralAssembly.Thefollowingresolutionswereadopted

byconsensusintheThirdCommittee:

• Draftresolutiononthe‘Implementationof

theOutcomeoftheWorldSummitforSocial

DevelopmentandtheTwenty-FourthSpecial

SessionoftheGeneralAssembly.’Thedraft

resolutionwascompiledandnegotiatedbySouth

AfricaonbehalfoftheG77.Thedraftresolution

focusedonallthreeprioritiessetoutinthe

Copenhagencommitmentsi.e.povertyeradication,

socialintegrationandfullandproductive

employment.

• Draftresolutiononthe‘Follow-uptotheSecond

WorldAssemblyonAgeing.’Thisdraftresolution

wasalsointroducedbySouthAfricaonbehalfof

theGroupof77andChina.

An International Capacity-Development Consultative

Meeting at Ministerial level with the theme “NEPAD:

TowardsanAfricanSocialPolicy”wasorganizedbytheUN

Division for Social Policy and Development, Department

ofEconomicandSocialAffairs(UNDESA)andhostedby

theGovernmentofSouthAfrica,inJohannesburgfrom23

-24November2006.TheMinistersofSocialDevelopment

of theSouthAfricanDevelopmentCommunity(SADC)of

Angola,Botswana,DRC,Malawi,Madagascar,Mauritius,

Mozambique,Namibia,SouthAfrica,Swaziland,Tanzania,

Zambia and Zimbabwe attended. The outcome was the

adoptionoftheJohannesburgDeclarationinsupportofan

AfricanRegionalSocialPolicy.

The Commission for Social Development met in New

York,from7-16February2007in itsannualsession(45th

Session) on the follow-up to the Copenhagen Declaration

and Programme of Action. During the previous Session

the Resolution on the Methods of Work was adopted,

whichchangedtheworkoftheCommissionandendorsed

participationatministeriallevelintheCommission’stwoyear

cycles(reviewandpolicycycles).The45thSessionofthe

CommissionforSocialDevelopmentwasareviewsession.

AsaresulttheoutcomeoftheSessionwasaChairperson’s

Summary on the theme of the Session entitled: “Full

employmentanddecentworkforall.SouthAfricaachieved

theobjectiveof setting the tone for futuresessionsof the

Commission by delivering the keynote address, which

focussed on ‘Promoting full, productive employment and

decent work for all’. The forthcoming policy session at

Ministeriallevelwillthusfocusontheseissuesin2008.This

providesanopportunityforSouthAfricatopursuetheAfrican

agendaandissuesofdevelopmentaffectingtheSouth.

The Session adopted the following resolutions by consensus:

• Themodalitiesforthefirstreviewandappraisalof

theMadridInternationalPlanofActiononAgeing;

• WorldProgrammeofActionforYouth;

• TheSocialDimensionsofNEPAD,whichisaG77

resolutioninitiatedbySouthAfrica.(In2002,South

Africaintroducedaresolutionentitled“Thesocial

dimensionsofNEPAD”tohighlighttheissues

affectingtheAfricanContinent,basedonelements

ofCommitment7oftheCopenhagenSummit.This

resolutionwasendorsedandadoptedasanannual

resolutionoftheGroupof77andChina(G77)

andconstitutesastandingitemintheagendaof

Commission.)

TheSessionalsodiscussedanemergingissueonthestatus

ofyouthintheglobaleconomy.Accordingly,asupplement

was prepared by the Secretariat and facilitated by the

Bureau.Thesupplementwasadoptedbyconsensus.

UN Commission on Population and Development

South Africa is playing an increasingly important role in

internationalpopulationanddevelopmentaffairs.The39th

SessionoftheCommissiononPopulationandDevelopment

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was held at the United Nations Headquarters from 3-7

April2006.Theformalresumedsessiontookplaceon10

May 2006.The special theme for the 39th Session was

“International Migration and Development”. The Session

also reviewed the “Methods of work of the Commission

on Population and Development”. The Director-General,

DepartmentofSocialDevelopment,ledtheSouthAfrican

delegation to theSession.Hewassupportedbyofficials

fromtheDepartmentofForeignAffairs.

In its capacity of Chairman of the G77, SA provided

leadershipinthe39thSessionandexpressedthecollective

viewsofdevelopingcountriesintheareaofPopulationand

Development.

Implementation of Decisions and Outcomes of Major Socio-economic International Conferences

• World Summit on Sustainable Development

(WSSD) and follow-up to the Johannesburg Plan of

Implementation (JPOI)

The Department is actively engaged together with other

departments in the follow-up process to the WSSD. In

the international context, through participation in the

Commission on Sustainable Development and nationally

through contributions to the national Strategy for

SustainableDevelopment.

• Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD 14)

During 2006/7 the Department participated in CSD 14

at United Nations Headquarters in New York during the

Review cycle on Energy for Sustainable Development,

Air Pollution/Atmosphere, Climate Change and Industrial

Development. The inter-departmental delegation played

an active role in theAfrica group and Chaired the G77

and China during this phase of the negotiations.At the

Intergovernmental Preparatory Meeting (IPM) for CSD

15,thePolicycycleunderthesamethematiccluster,the

interdepartmental negotiators including the Department

madeaconstructiveinputinpreparationforCSD15.

• UN Special Session on Children

Inimplementingtheprovisionsofthe2002UNSpecialSession

onChildren,SouthAfricahostedtheregionalconsultations

for theUNSecretary-General’sStudyonViolenceagainst

Children.TheIndependentExpertpresentedhisfinalreport

tothe61stSessionoftheUNGeneralAssemblyinOctober

2006inwhichSouthAfricaalsoparticipated.

As non-permanent member of the UN Security Council,

SouthAfricacontributedtothedeliberationsoftheSecurity

CouncilCommitteeonChildrenandArmedConflict,which

interaliaconsideredthesituationsofchildrenandwar in

Burundi,Coted’Ivoire,SriLankaandNepal.

The department prepared briefing notes for Minister

Zola Skweyiya who represented SouthAfrica at a Paris

Conference on “Free Children from War”, co-hosted by

the French Government and UNICEF. The Conference

discussed the Paris Principles, or guidelines to protect

childrenfromunlawfulrecruitmentorusebyarmedforces

orarmedgroups,andawide rangeof issues relating to

this Human Rights problem. SouthAfrica is signatory to

the Convention on the Rights of the Child; the Optional

ProtocoltotheConventionontheRightsoftheChildonthe

involvementofchildreninarmedconflict;andtheOptional

ProtocoltotheConventionontheRightsoftheChildonthe

saleofchildren,childprostitutionandchildpornography.

SouthAfricacontributedtothedeliberationsoftheHuman

Security Network (HSN) meeting hosted by Slovenia on

the implementation of the recently released UN Study on

ViolenceagainstChildren,andadiscussionwiththeSpecial

Representative of the Secretary General on Children in

ArmedConflictwiththeviewtocontributetotheroleofthe

HSCinhighlightingtheplightofchildreninarmedconflict.

South Africa made a voluntary annual contribution to the

regularbudgetofUNICEFinMarch2007withaviewtosupport

UNICEFworkandmissioninAfricaandaroundtheworld.

SouthAfricacontributedtotheUNHighCommissionerfor

HumanRights’studyontheRighttoEducationforChildren

with Disabilities and provided inputs for the Special

Rapporteur’s annual report on the sale of children, child

prostitutionandchildpornography.TheSpecialRapporteur

willreporttotheHumanRightsCouncilin2007,focusing

onastudyonthesaleoforgans,particularlyofchildren,

andalertprogramsfordisappearedorabductedchildren.

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• Migration

The Department contributed to the development of AU

Common Position on Migration, which emphasised the

developmentaspectsofmigration.Furthermore,asChairof

G77&China,SouthAfricaalsohighlightedtheimportance

of the development dimension of migration during the

High-level Dialogue on Migration and Development that

tookplaceattheUnitedNationsinSeptember2006.

• Information Technology

Inensuring the implementationof theTunisCommitment

and Tunis Agenda for the Information Society, as the

outcomeofthesecondphaseoftheWorldSummitonthe

InformationSociety(WSIS),theDepartmenthasremained

closely engaged in the ongoing discussions on Internet

Governanceaswellasbridgingthedigitaldividebetween

developedanddevelopingcountries.

• Beijing + 10

To promote the full implementation of the Beijing plus

ten resolutions and recommendations, South Africa has

increasinglybeen in the frontlineof theglobalprotection

and promotion of women rights, also in the UN Security

Council, asPresidentof theCouncil duringMarch2007,

andtheannualsessionoftheCommissionontheStatusof

WomenandInternationalWomen’sDay.

ASouthAfrican delegation headed by theOffice on the

Status of Women (CSW) in the Presidency participated

in the 51st session of the Commission on the Status of

Women,under the themeof “EliminationofAll Formsof

DiscriminationandViolenceagainsttheGirlChild”.South

Africa’s country statement was, also as a first for the

CSW,presented toplenarybyagirl-child,whowaspart

of theSouthAfricandelegation.TheAfricaGroup,under

chairmanship of SouthAfrica, presented a resolution on

Female Genital Mutilation, which was adopted together

withthesession’sOutcomeDocument.

Duringthe14thMeetingofStatesPartiestotheConvention

on theEliminationofAll FormsofDiscriminationagainst

WomeninJune2006,aSouthAfricanwaselectedtoserve

ontheCEDAWforafouryearterm.TheCommitteeisthe

bodyof independentexpertsthatmonitor implementation

oftheCEDAW.

Inrecognisingthecontributionofwomentostrengthening

internationalpeaceandsecurity,SouthAfricaensuredthat

aPresidentialStatementwasadoptedbytheUNSecurity

Council during the month of March and her Presidency

of theCouncil.ThePresidentialStatement reinforced the

implementation of UNSC Resolution 1325 (2000). This

wasalsoanachievementforthecountryinthatsincethe

passageofResolution1325sevenyearsago,itisthefirst

time that a comprehensive document on the situation of

womenwasadopted.

SouthAfricaandSweden,ascochairsof the ‘Partners for

GenderJusticeinConflictAffectedCountries’,hostedaHigh

LevelMeetingonGenderJusticeinCapeTownfrom21-23

March2007.Theaboveinitiativewasafollow-uptoSecurity

Council Resolution 1325 (2000), which underlines the

importanceoftheparticipationofwomeninconflictresolution

andpeacebuildingprocessesandingendermainstreaming.

In February 2007, the UN Department of Peacekeeping

Operations (DPKO) and the Government of South

Africa co-hosted a strategy workshop on ‘Gender and

Peacekeeping’ in Pretoria with women’s constituencies

from countries contributing police and troops to UN

peacekeepingoperations.Onconclusionoftheworkshop,

SouthAfrica,volunteeredtoimplementapilotprojectofthe

keyagreementsandrecommendationsthatemergedfrom

theworkshopintheirnationalcontexts.

TheDepartment leantstrongsupport to theDepartments

of Agriculture and of Land Affairs as coordinators in

preparationsforthehostingbySouthAfricaofthe4thWorld

Congress on Rural Women and a Pre-CongressAfrican

ConsultationinDurbanfrom19to26April2007.Thetheme

of the Congress was: “United in our Diversity: Working

togethertowardstheTotal,EmancipationofRuralWomen

fromPovertyandHunger.CivilSocietyandNGOsinvolved

withruralwomenplayedamajorpartintheCongress.

• United Nations Country Team (UNCT) in South

Africa

The UN Development Assistance Framework (UNDAF)

is a mechanism to establish an integrated framework for

co-operation for development assistance between the UN

system,representedthroughthe16UNfunds,programmes

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andagenciespresent inSouthAfrica,whichmakeup the

United Nations Country Team (UNCT), and Government.

TheUNDAF reflects theprioritiesconveyed to theUNby

Government and is a response to the Common Country

Assessment(CCA)whichisanassessmentofthesituationin

SouthAfricaandthedevelopmentprioritiesofGovernment.

ThepreviousUNDAFended inDecember2006.Aspart

ofaprotractedprocessofwide-rangingconsultations,the

Department worked with the UNCT in South Africa and

numerousotherDepartmentstopreparethenewUNDAF,

which will guide the UN operations in SouthAfrica from

2007 to 2010. In this process, a new CCA was drafted

by Government, which was accepted by the UN. The

new UNDAF is closely aligned with Government’s own

developmentpriorities.

TheexperiencegainedbyGovernmentandtheUNCountry

Teaminworkingtogetheronthenewframeworkwillbeused

in a forthcoming country-level assessment of the role that

theUNsystemhasplayed incontributing toSouthAfrica’s

development. Preparations have already begun for this

evaluation, which will be conducted jointly by Government

and the United Nations Evaluation Group (UNEG). The

evaluationwillbeunprecedentedwithintheUNsystem.Itwill

bethefirsttimefortheUNthatanevaluationisconductedat

thecountrylevelonasystem-widebasis,lookingatallofthe

UNagenciesrepresentedinaparticularcountry,asopposed

to the previous practice of looking at the programmes of

individualUNagenciesinisolation.Itwillalsobethefirsttime

thatsuchanevaluationisconductedinfullpartnershipwith

Government.Theevaluationwillbe forward-looking,witha

viewtodeterminingtheidealrolethattheUNsystemshould

be playing in SouthAfrica and what the most appropriate

operationalmodelforthepartnershipbetweenGovernment

andtheUNshouldbe.Suchanevaluationwillalsoprovide

bothGovernmentandtheUNsystemwithvaluablelessons

learntandbestpractices,whichcouldinformfutureinteractions

duringtheimplementationofthenewUNDAF.

Global Health and Foreign Policy Initiative

SouthAfricacontinuestoplayapivotalroleinthepromotion

oftheglobalhealthagenda.SouthAfricaisaStateParty

to the Global Health and Foreign Policy Initiative, which

is an initiative of France and Norway and comprises a

workinggroupofMinisters ofForeignAffairs fromSouth

Africa, Brazil, France, Norway, Thailand, Senegal and

Indonesia. The Initiative aims at examining the inter-

relationshipsbetweenglobalhealthandforeignpolicy.This

workinggroupofForeignMinistersconvenedfortheirFirst

MinisterialMeetinginSeptember2006onthefringesofthe

61stSessionoftheUnitedNationsGeneralAssembly.The

meetingconcludedthatforfollow-uppurposesthereneed

tobeanExpertsGroupthatwillmeetregularlytodiscuss

issues of global health and foreign policy. Subsequent

Experts Group meetings were held in Paris, New York,

Dakar,GenevaandDevonne.

TheExpertsGroupconvenedforthefirsttimeinParison

13November2006todiscusstheinterrelationshipbetween

health and foreign policy. The following priority themes

were proposed: health and diplomacy; health and trade

(migration); health and conflict; health anddevelopment;

andhealthandenvironment.

Participatingcountrieswererequestedtoprepareposition

papersonvarioustopics,astheyrelatetoabove-mentioned

themes,tobepresentedinthesubsequentExpertsGroup

meetings. South Africa was requested to prepare a

backgroundpaperentitledBuildingresearchcapacityand

strengtheninghealthsystems,includinghumanresources

forhealthasbuildingblocksforgoverninginterdependence

and ensuring critical capacity (which was subsequently

presentedintheDakarmeeting).

InOslo,on20March2007, theForeignAffairsMinisters

of the Initiative adopted aMinisterial Declaration entitled

“Globalhealth:apressingforeignpolicyissueofourtime”,

Agenda of Action and Roadmap. These documents are

as result of recommendations from the Experts Group

meetings.TheMinistersofForeignAffairsoftheInitiative

willconveneagainduringthe62ndSessionoftheGeneral

Assemblytodecideonthewayforward.

UNESCO Conventions

On30November2006,theSouthAfricanGovernment,

through our representative in Paris, deposited its

instrumentofratificationontheInternationalConvention

against Doping in Sport, thus becoming the 28th

State Party to the Convention and sixth African

state to ratify after Nigeria, Seychelles, Mauritius,

MozambiqueandNiger.ThisConventionservesasan

instrument permitting all governments to implement

theirresponsibilitiescontainedintheWorldAnti-Doping

Code. The Department assisted the relevant National

Departmentintheprocessofratificationandmonitored

developments.

SouthAfricaalsoratifiedtheConventionontheProtection

andPromotionof theDiversityofCulturalExpressions

on21December2006,becomingthe36thstatetoratify

the Convention. The Department facilitated the legal

processandmonitoreddevelopmentsontheprogressof

ratificationtoensureparticipationatthefirstmeetingof

states.TheConventiononCulturalDiversity is thefirst

normative international instrument that deals with the

protectionandpromotionofculturaldiversityonaglobal

scale.TheConventionrecognisestherightofstatesto

protectandpromotethediversityofculturalexpressions

byadoptingtheirownculturalpoliciesandmeasures.The

Conventionalsohighlights theneedformemberstates

todevelopcoherentnationalpolicyforculturalindustries

andotherculturalsectorsandtosynergiseapproaches

betweenkeystakeholdernationaldepartments.

African World Heritage Fund

TheAfricaWorldHeritageFundwas formallyproposedand

adoptedatthe29thSessionoftheWorldHeritageCommittee

in 2005. At the African Union Special Summit on Culture

andEducation, inJanuary2006, themandatewasgiven for

the creation of an African World Heritage Fund to address

problemswithconservationandpreservationofheritagesites,

onthecontinent.TheFundwasofficiallylaunchedandadonor

conferenceheld,on5May2006,inKrugersdorp,SouthAfrica.

The Department was closely involved in the organisation of

the launch and donor conference together with other key

stakeholderDepartments.TheDepartmentisstillengagedin

lobbyingforfundsfromotherstatesanddonorcommunities.

FollowingthesuccessfullaunchoftheAfricanWorldHeritage

Fund,theBoardofTrusteesmettodiscusstheoperationalisation

oftheFundinDecember2007,aswellasthe10-yearAction

Plan and proposed future activities. The Fund will aim to

enhancethepreservationandpromotionofAfrica’sheritage,

aswellasthesustainableusagethereofinpromotingeconomic

developmentandpovertyeradication.

Economic, Social & Cultural Rights

South Africa continued to promote and strengthen

MinisterofArts&CultureDr.PalloJordanreceivingadonationfromChineseMinisterofCommerceBoXilaifortheWorldHeritageSiteattheCradleofHumankind

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economic, social and cultural rights, and place it on par

withallotherhumanrightsbyco-operatingwithaCross-

Regional Pro-Optional Protocol Group and the Africa

Group in recommending the extension and modification

of the mandate of the Working Group to elaborate this

instrument.TheHRCagreedtoextendthemandateofthe

WorkingGroupforafurthertwoyears.Adraft textwhich

willbediscussedinthenextsession.

To further the operationalisation of the Right to

Development, South Africa worked in the new Human

RightsCounciltowardsplacingtheRighttoDevelopment

onparwithallotherhumanrights,bysupportingthenotion

of a mandatory international instrument or an update

of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and

CulturalRights(ICESCR)andtheInternationalCovenant

onCivilandPoliticalRights(ICCPR),throughamendment

protocols.

SouthAfricacontributedtothe3rdsessionofaHighLevel

TaskForceinGenevainJanuary2007,andtheprogress

made towards the application of the criteria for periodic

evaluation of global development partnerships including

theAfricanPeerReviewMechanism,theParisGuidelines

on Aid Effectiveness and the Economic Commission

for Africa/Organisation for Economic Co-operation &

Development(ECA/OECD)mutualreviewofdevelopment-

effectiveness partnership. South Africa also contributed

to the 8th session of the Working Group on the Right

to Development in February 2007, in which the Group

consideredtheconclusionsoftheHighLevelTaskForcein

thecontextofMillenniumDevelopmentGoal8.

During the 4th Session of the Human Rights Council

SouthAfricavotedinfavouroftheresolutionontheRight

to Development, co-sponsored the resolution on the

Questionof theRealisation inallCountriesofEconomic,

SocialandCulturalRights,andpresentedaresolutionon

theRectificationoftheLegalStatusoftheCommitteeon

Economic,SocialandCulturalRights,whichwasadopted

byconsensus.

SouthAfricapromotesthepositionthatextremepovertyis

aviolationofhumandignityandanaffrontonthepractical

enjoyment of human rights, and that the realisation of

the Right to Development including the global efforts for

the attainment of the MDGs offer the best approach to

eradicatepoverty.

SouthAfricacontributedtotheUNHighCommissionerfor

HumanRights’studyonstepstakentopromote“Accessto

MedicationinthecontextofPandemicssuchasHIVAND

AIDS,TuberculosisandMalaria”aswellasstepstakento

implement“TheProtectionofHumanRightsintheContext

of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and Acquired

Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS)”. South Africa also

supported a Cuban proposal for a General Assembly

ResolutionontheRighttoFood.

Square Kilometer Array (SKA)

The South African Government has recognized the

importance of harnessing science and technology as an

integralpartofawiderpoliticalandeconomicstrategyto

address national and regional development priorities. A

majorvehicletoachievethisobjectiveisSouthAfrica’sbid

tohosttheproposedSquareKilometerArray(SKA)

TheSKAisaUS$1billioninternationalprojecttobuilda

radiotelescopewithareceivingsurfaceofamillionsquare

metres,onehundredtimeslargerthanthelargestreceiving

surfacenowinexistence.TheDepartmentofForeignAffairs

launchedanextensiveinternationallobbycampaignonan

on-goingbasisforSouthAfrica’sbid,basedupontechnical

information provided by the Department of Science and

Technology(DST).

During 2006, South Africa was short listed alongside

AustraliaasoneofthetwopossiblesitestohosttheSKA.

ThefinaldecisiononwheretositetheSKAwillbetakenat

adatestilltobedetermined.TheDepartment,togetherwith

DST,iscontinuingtolobbygloballyforSouthAfrica’sbid.

Environment

During 2006/7 the Department’s officials have been

engagedwithinter-departmentaldelegationsinhighlevel

negotiationsonClimateChange,BiologicalDiversity,Bio-

Safetyand theForumonForests. In thiscontextandas

Chairof theG77+ChinaGroupduring2006,significant

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progress was made in strengthening the negotiating

position of South Africa and the Group in the areas of

AdaptiontoClimateChangeandBio-Safety.

The Department has been involved in Climate Change

negotiationsformanyyears.InthisrespecttheDepartmenthas

participatedinthemeetingsoftheConferenceoftheParties

(COP)totheUNFrameworkConventiononClimateChange

(UNFCC)aswellastheConferenceofthePartiesservingas

theMeetingoftheParties(COP/MOP)totheKyotoProtocolto

UNFCCC.OneofthemajorachievementsofthefirstCOP/MOP

wastheadoptionoftheProceduresandMechanismsrelating

toComplianceundertheKyotoProtocol.Inadditiontosetting

outproceduresandmechanismsforensuringcompliancewith

theProtocol,theCOP/MOPalsoestablishedtheCompliance

Committee. The Compliance Committee, which comprises

the Enforcement Branch and the Facilitative Branch, was

establishedtofacilitate,promoteandenforcecompliancewith

the commitments under the Protocol. The Chief State Law

Adviser(IL)waselectedtoserveontheEnforcementBranch

whichisinteraliaresponsiblefordeterminingwhetherAnnex

I Parties are in compliance with their quantified emission

limitationorreductioncommitmentundertheProtocol.

AnewprocessundertheUNFCCCwasalsolaunched.South

AfricawasrequestedtofacilitatetogetherwithAustralia,the

Dialogueonlong-termcooperativeactiontoaddressclimate

change(“Dialogue”)andthisresponsibilityiscarriedoutby

theOfficeoftheChiefStateLawAdvisor(InternationalLaw)

OCSLA (IL). During COP11, a decision was adopted to

“withoutprejudicetoanyfuturenegotiations,commitments,

process, framework or mandate under the Convention”

startadialogueonlong-termcooperativeactiontoaddress

climate change. The decision further defines the context

of theDialogueprocessby linking it to implementationof

theConvention,whichsuggeststhattheDialogueprocess

couldpavethewayforaprocesstoreviewtheConvention.

While theDialogue isnotanegotiatingprocess, itwillset

theagendaforsuchfuturenegotiations.Duringthepasttwo

workshopsoftheDialogue,inMayandinNovember2006,

severalhundredparticipantsengagedindiscussionsandan

initialexchangeofviewson the four thematic issues.The

DialogueprovidedPartieswithanopportunitytoconsiderthe

inter-linkagesbetweenthedevelopmentgoals,adaptation,

technologyandmarket-basedapproachesand touse this

asabasis to furtherdevelopaneffectiveandappropriate

internationalresponsetoclimatechange.

An important issue considered by the Meeting of States

Parties to the United Nations Convention on the Law of

theSearelatedtothesubstantiveworkoftheCommission

on the Limits of the Continental Shelf in respect of the

establishment of the outer limits of the continental shelf

beyond200nauticalmiles.SouthAfrica,aswithmanyother

coastalstates, isdue tosubmit itsclaim foranextended

continentalshelfbeforeMay2009.TheDepartment,asa

member of the Steering Committee of the SouthAfrican

ContinentalShelfClaimProject,continuestoengagewith

theotherstakeholdersintheProjectinpreparationofSouth

Africa’ssubmissionaswellas interalia facilitatingcloser

co-operationwithotherstatesthathavemadeclaims.

During thisAnnual Report period SouthAfrica remained

commitedtotheprotectionoftheoceansandthesustainable

managementofitsmarineresourcesasprovidedforinall

major internationaltreatiesdealingwithmarine,maritime,

fisheriesandAntarcticmatters.

South African membership of multilateral and international forums

SouthAfricaisactiveinanumberofUNbodiesandfunctional

committeesoftheUnitedNations.SouthAfricaorSouthAfrican

expertshavebeenelectedtoserveonthefollowing:

General Assembly

• HumanRightsCouncil(2006–2007;2007-2010)

• CommitteeonInformation

• CommitteeontheExerciseoftheInalienablerights

ofthePalestinianPeople

• CommitteeonthePeacefulUsesofOuterSpace

(COPUOS)

• ConferenceonDisarmament

• SpecialCommitteeonPeacekeepingOperations

• BoardofAuditors(until30June2012)

• InternationalLawCommission(JohnDugard,2002

-2006;2006-2010))

• UNCommissiononInternationalTradeLaw(2003

-2007)

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Security Council

• UnitedNationsSecurityCouncil(2007–2009)

• PeaceBuildingCommission(2007–2009)

• InternationalCriminalTribunalfortheFormer

Yugoslavia(JusticeMoloto,2005-2009)

Economic and Social Council

• EconomicandSocialCouncil(2005–2007)

• CommissiononCrimePreventionandCriminal

Justice(2001–2003;2007-2009)

• CommissiononNarcoticDrugs(1996-1999;2002

-2005)

• CommitteeforProgrammeandCoordination(2003

-2005;2006–2008)

• CommissiononPopulationandDevelopment1998

-2001;2007-2010)

• CommissiononSustainableDevelopment(2002

-2005)

• CommissionforSocialDevelopment(1997-2005;

2005-2009)

• CommissionontheStatusofWomen(2002-2006)

• ECONOMICCommissionforAfrica(2003-2005;

2006-2008)

• UNStatisticalCommission(2002-2005;2006-

2009)

• CommitteeofExpertsontheTransportof

DangerousGoodsandthegloballyHarmonized

SystemofClassificationandLabellingofChemicals)

• CommitteeofExpertsonPublicAdministration

(Geraldine-FraserMoleketi,2006-2009)

• PermanentForumonIndigenousIssues(William

Langeveldt,1995-2007)

• ArbitratoroftheInternationalPanelofArbitrators

undertheOptionalRulesforArbitrationof

DisputesrelatingtoNaturalResourcesand/orthe

Environment.(SandeadeWet)

• UNFCCCComplianceCommittee(2006–2007)

Other Bodies, Specialised Agencies or Boards

• CommitteeontheEliminatingofDiscrimination

againstWomen(HazelGumedeShelton,2003

-2007)

• CommitteeontheEliminationofRacial

Discrimination(NosiphoJanuary-Bardill,2004

-2008)

• InternationalCivilAviationOrganization(1950

-1965;2002–2004;2004-2007)

• InternationalCriminalCourt(NavanethemPillay,

2003-2009)

• InternationalLabourOrganisation(1996-2005;

2005-2008)

• InternationalMaritimeOrganization(1998-2005;

2006-2007)

• InternationalTribunalLawfortheSea(Albert

Hoffman,2005-2014)

• InternationalSeabedAuthority

• InternationalTelecommunicationsUnion(1994

-2002;2002-2006;2007-2010)

• OrganizationfortheProhibitionofChemical

Weapons(1997-2006;2006-2008)

• UNConferenceonTradeandDevelopment

• UNEnvironmentProgramme(2006-2009)

• UNHumanSettlementsProgramme(2004-

2007)

• UNHighCommissionerforRefugees

• BoardofTrustees-UNInstituteforTrainingand

Research

• UNWorldTourismOrganisation

• InternationalUnionfortheProtectionofNew

VarietiesofPlants

UniversalPostalUnion

UNESCO

• UNESCOExecutiveBoard(2004-2009)

• IntergovernmentalCounciloftheInternational

HydrologicalProgramme(2004–2009)

• IntergovernmentalCounciloftheInternational

ProgrammefortheSocialSciences(MOST)

–ChairpersonZolaSkweyiya

UNIDO

• IndustrialDevelopmentBoard(2004-2007)

• ProgrammeandBudgetCommittee(2007-2009)

• ExternalAuditor(2002-2004,2004-2006,2006-

2012)

BILATERAL RELATIONS:AFRICA

INTRODUCTION

WithabudgetofR469525284.00andastaffcomplement

of 288 personnel (Head Office & Missions), the Branch

Africa Bilateral has been able to successfully implement

the key strategic priorities of the Government, including

themanagementofsupportfortheresolutionofconflicts,

implementationofpost-conflictreconstructionprogrammes,

the organisation and monitoring of elections and the

expansion and consolidation of bilateral political and

economicrelations.

SOUTHERN AFRICA

IntermsoftheconsolidationoftheAfricanAgenda,South

Africaplayedaleadingsupportroleintheorganisationof

electionsintwocountriesoftheregionandwasmandated

bySADCtofacilitatedialogueinathirdcountry:

South Africa assisted the DRC in organising its first

democratic election in over 40 years on 30 July 2006

and the second round on 29 October 2006. This was

donewithin the frameworkof theRSA-DRCBi-National

Commission(BNC),establishedinAugust2004between

the two countries. Priority was given to critical areas

supporting governance structures, electoral support,

and security sector reform (SSR). The South African

Governmentdeployeda108-memberNationalObserver

Team inall eleven (11)Provinces,whichobservedboth

rounds of the DRC elections. On 9 March 2007, South

Africa hosted a Security Sector Reform Contact Group

Summit to further discuss the anticipated assistance to

theGovernmentoftheDRCregardingthesecuritysector

inthecountry.

LesothoheldsuccessfulparliamentaryelectionsinFebruary

2007 and SouthAfrica assisted by providing helicopters

whichwereutilisedtotransportballotmaterialtothemore

remotepartsofthecountry.

On 28 - 29 March 2007 SouthAfrica was mandated by

the Southern African Development Community (SADC)

tocontinuefacilitatingdialoguebetweentheZimbabwean

Government and the opposition parties. South Africa’s

engagement in Zimbabwe, within the AU and SADC

context,islargelyfocusedonencouraginganall-inclusive

dialogue between the main political role-players and

encouragingZimbabweanstofindahome-grownsolution

tothechallengesfacingthecountry.

PresidentThaboMbekiandthePrimeMinisterofLesothoPakalithaMosisiliatapressconferenceduringthelatter’sStateVisittoSouthAfrica,Tuynhuys,CapeTown,2007

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In the Southern African region, South Africa continues

to strengthen her good relations and co-operation with

neighbouring countries through the various established

bilateralforums.

MeetingsoftheJointBilateralCommissionofCo-operation

with Lesotho were held in Maseru inApril 2006, and in

PretoriainAugust2006respectively;

On the 7th May 2007, SouthAfrica and Malawi formally

establishedaJointCommissionforCo-operation.

The 5th Session of the SA/Botswana Joint Permanent

CommissiononDefence`andSecurity(JPCDS)washeld

from13-16November2006inDurban;

The Heads of State Economic Bilateral Forum between

South Africa and Mozambique took place in Maputo,

Mozambiqueon29June2006;

ASeniorOfficialsmeeting tookplace inOctober2006 in

Pretoria between South Africa and Swaziland. The two

countriesagreedtosignaDeclarationofIntent(DOI)which

identifiesareasofco-operation;

ASouthAfrica-TanzaniaSeniorOfficialsMeetingwasheld

on19-20March2007totakestockofprogressregarding

thePresidentialEconomicCommission(PEC).ThePEC

meetingbetweenPresidentsofthetwopartnercountries

tookplaceon5April2007inTanzania,whereAgreements

intheareasofTransportandHomeAffairsweresigned;

A Senior Officials Meeting between Zambia and South

Africawasheldon21-23February2007inLusakatolay

thegroundforboththeMinisterialandtheStatevisits;

A Senior Officials Meeting between South Africa and

Zimbabwewasheld inVictoriaFalls from5-7February

2007.On20-24November2006,thesecondSessionof

theJointPermanentCommissiononDefenceandSecurity

(JPCDS),washeldatVictoriaFalls,Zimbabwe.

Increaseddialoguewithindividualstatesintheregionwas

enhanced through the following bilateral meetings which

werefacilitatedbytheDepartment:

ThemeetingbetweentheForeignMinistersofSouthAfrica

andAngoladuringameetingof theExecutiveCouncilof

theAfricanUnioninAddisAbabainJanuary2007;

PresidentMbekivisitedNamibiaon21November2006to

attendtheHeadsofStateEconomicBilateralmeeting.An

agreementonEconomicCo-operationwassignedbythe

twoTradeMinisters.

DeputyMinisterAzizPahadwithhiscounterpartfromMozambiqueDr.EduardoKolomaattheUnionBuildings,Pretoria

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The Minister of Defence, Mosiuoa Lekota visited

Swakopmund,Namibia,from3to7October2006forthe

annual meeting of the Joint Permanent Commission on

DefenceandSecurity;

On24August2006,adelegationfromtheDepartmentof

TradeandIndustry(DTI)visitedZimbabwetodiscussthe

finalisation of the BilateralAgreement on Promotion and

ProtectionofInvestments(BIPPA)withtheirZimbabwean

counterparts.

EAST AFRICA

In EastAfrica, the Department is currently implementing

anumberofpostconflictreconstructionanddevelopment

programmeswithspecificfocusoninstitutionandcapacity

building in the region. In the Sudan the Department

coordinatestheDFA-UNISA-GOSSCapacityandInstitution

BuildingProjectforSouthernSudan,fundedbytheAfrican

Renaissance Fund, for the Government of Southern

Sudan (GOSS). To date over 500 GOSS officials have

been trained insuchareasaspublicserviceandfinance

management, intergovernmental coordination, the justice

system,governmentcommunicationanddiplomacy.Keyto

thesuccessoftheprojecthasbeentheinclusionofother

departments whose experience and expertise are drawn

upon.

In the Comoros the Department coordinated South

Africa’scontributiontothesuccessfulholdingofthe2006

Presidentialelectionswhichledtotheassumptionofoffice

by President Ahmed Abdallah Sambi. These elections

marked the consolidation of the national reconciliation

process in the country. With the national reconciliation

processtakingshape,SouthAfricahasturneditsattention

toassistingtheComoroswithbuildingsustainablepolitical

andeconomicinstitutionstoenablethecountrytoadvance

itsdevelopment.Areasofassistanceincludethejudiciary,

security, electoral, tourism, finance and agricultural

sectors.

In Burundi, the last remaining group outside the peace

process,thePALIPHEHUTU-FNL,wasfinallybroughttothe

negotiationtableandsignedtheComprehensiveCeasefire

Agreement(CCA)inSeptember2006.Theimplementation

of CCA between the Government of Burundi and the

PALIPHEHUTU-FNLhasnotprogressedasexpected.The

Facilitationprocess,headedbyMinisterCharlesNqakula,

has experienced several delays due to the fact that the

PALIPHEHUTU-FNL is attempting to impose new terms

andconditionswhichfalloutsidethemandateoftheCCA.

The PALIPHEHUTU-FNL is of the opinion that it should

beabsorbed into theBurundiDefenceForcewithout the

mandate of popular elections, and has requested the

dismantling of the Burundian National Defence Force, to

berestructuredanew,aconditionwhichisrejectedbythe

Burundian Government. The Facilitation team remains

committed to bringing lasting peace to Burundi and has

openedanoffice inBujumbura inorder toassistwith the

implementationoftheCCA.

Somalia remains a priority and the restoration of

governance is key, and SouthAfrica remains committed

tothenationalreconciliationanddevelopmentofSomalia

and its institutions of governance. However SouthAfrica

maintainsthatthesolutiontothecurrentsituationinSomalia

ispoliticalinnatureandnotmilitary.

South Africa maintains good relations with the Sudan

withmuchof thefocusontheconsolidationof thepeace

processeslaunchedtoresolvethecountry’slongstanding

conflicts. President Mbeki is actively engaged with the

key figures to ensure successful implementation of the

Comprehensive PeaceAgreement and the Darfur Peace

Agreement.HevisitedtheSudanonseveraloccasionsto

hold discussions with President El Bashir and First Vice

PresidentandPresidentoftheGOSSSalvaKiirMayardat

onissuesaroundtheimplementationoftheComprehensive

PeaceAgreement.TheGOSSPresidentalsovisitedSouth

Africa in November 2006 as part of an ongoing effort to

seekSouthAfrica’sexperiencesinbuildingviablepolitical

institutions. Furthermore, a Joint Bilateral Commission

has been established and key Agreements focusing on

economic development and security issues have been

successfullynegotiatedandareawaitingsignature.

South Africa is in the process of formalising the Joint

Ministerial Commission with Ethiopia and is revitalising

relationswithDjibouti inaneffort topromotepoliticaland

economicco-operationbetweenthetwocountries.

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Relationships between the South African Government

and theBurundiGovernmentwere strengthenedwhena

GeneralCo-operationAgreementwassignedinFebruary

2007.ThefourthsessionoftheSouthAfrica-RwandaJCC

washeldinSeptember2006inKigali,Rwandawithmore

emphasisplacedoncapacityandinstitutionbuilding.

The South Africa-Kenya Joint Co-operation Commission

Agreementwassuccessfullynegotiatedandisnowawaiting

signature.

SouthAfrica has been invited and is participating in the

JointMonitoringCommissionon theconflictbetween the

government of Uganda and the Lord’s ResistanceArmy

(LRA),whichischairedbythePrimeMinisterofUganda.

NORTH AFRICA

South Africa continued to consolidate and deepen its

bilateralandmultilateralrelationswithindividualcountries

of North Africa especially in terms of the promotion of

the African Agenda, economic diplomacy as well as a

constructive contribution towards stability, democracy

and reconstruction and development. South Africa also

intensifieditspoliticaldialogueandexpandeditseconomic

interactionwiththeregionduringtheperiodunderreview.

Theseinclude:

Algeria remained South Africa’s strategic partner

based on economic and political considerations. The

Presidential Binational Commission between the two

countries succeeded in expanding and coordinating the

activities of theTechnical Working Groups (TWG) while

additional bilateral agreements were negotiated. Co-

operation in the military industrial and hydrocarbons

sectors also increased. SA also expanded its dialogue

andco-operationwiththreeAUinstitutionsheadquarters

inAlgeria,namelyTheCentrefortheStudyandResearch

on Terrorism (CSRT), The African Energy Commission

(AFREC) and the PanAfrican Youth Union (PAYU).At

theexecutivelevel,PresidentsMbekiandBouteflikaheld

consultations in Algiers in March 2006 and SA/Algeria

continued to coordinate international efforts towards

a solution to the issue of the illegal occupation of the

WesternSahara.

IntermsoftheDepartmentalStrategicPlan,theinternational

issue of the illegal occupation of the Western Sahara

by Morocco remained a foreign policy priority. South

Africa, therefore, will increase its foreign assistance and

humanitarianaidtotheSaharawiArabDemocraticRepublic

(SADR) over the next three years (through the African

RenaissanceFund).SAalsohostedAminatouHaidairand

MrAliTamek,renownedSaharawihumanrightsactivists,

aswellastheChiefNegotiatoroftheSADR,MrMohamed

Khadad and the Minister of International Co-operation.

SAalsoplayedaconstructiveroleinfindingalastingand

peacefulsolutiontotheissuewithhigh-leveldialogueand

bilateral engagements based on SA’s principled stand

on self-determination, decolonisation, human rights and

internationallaw.

In termsofMauritania,SouthAfricamadeaconstructive

contribution in support of the democratic roadmap

undertaken by the military transitional government. SA

participatedasamemberof theAUPeaceandSecurity

Council Observer Mission for Mauritania during the

successful and free and fair constitutional referendum,

legislativeandmunicipalelectionsand,finally,Presidential

elections during 2006/7. SA also expanded the legal

frameworkbetweenthetwocountries inthehydrocarbon

andmineralssectors.

SA continued to normalise its relations with Morocco

notwithstanding fundamental differences on the issue of

theillegaloccupationoftheWesternSaharaanddenialof

therightofself-determinationoftheSaharawipeople.

SouthAfricaandEgyptcontinuedtoconsolidateandexpand

bilateralandmultilateralrelations.TheMid-termReviewat

Seniorofficials levelmetduringNovember2006 inorder

tofacilitateandcoordinateexpandingtradeandeconomic

relations.PetroSAwasalsoawardedoilexplorationrights

intheSuez,Egyptduring2006.

South Africa/Tunisia bilateral relations expanded during

2006.Thefirstlady,MrsMbeki,visitedTunisiaunderthe

auspicesoftheSouthAfricanWomeninDialogue(SAWID)

to assess SA/Tunisia co-operation in the critical field of

successful and sustainable implementation of poverty

alleviation strategies and programmes. The SA/Tunisia

BusinessForumalsometduringtheyeartopromotetrade

andinvestmentrelations.

SA and Libya continued to expand economic relations

during2006.Politicalconsultationsregularlytookplaceon

issues relating to theAfrican Union, peace and security,

resolutionof conflicts and socio-economic reconstruction

programmeforAfrica(NEPAD).

WEST AND CENTRAL AFRICA

Support for conflict resolution and prevention continued

to be a priority in a region often subject to conflict, and

whichhasanumberofstates inapost-conflictphaseof

development.Duringthepastyear,SouthAfricaremained

closely engaged with peace efforts aimed at bringing

a lasting political solution to the conflict inCôte d’Ivoire.

While the nature of South Africa’s mediation changed

during the latter part of 2006 at the request of the sub-

regional grouping ECOWAS, South Africa continued to

playanactivepartinthedeliberationsoftheInternational

WorkingGroup.

Support to post conflict reconstruction, particularly in

LiberiaandSierraLeone,alsoremainedakeyobjectivein

promotingrelationswiththeregion.InLiberia,SouthAfrica

continuedtosupporteffortsofPresidentJohnsonSirleafin

rebuildingLiberia’sshatteredeconomy.Inthisregard,South

Africajoinedwithitsinternationalpartners,bothintheUnited

Nations and the structures of theAfrican Union, to assist

Liberia. These range from support to the United Nations

forLiberianpolicetrainingtoassistingLiberiaclearitsdebt

arrearstotheAfricanDevelopmentBank.

In Sierra Leone, the ESKOM power project has been

finalised and is expected to be completed during 2007.

The addition of this capacity is expected to contribute

significantly to the power capacity of Freetown, Sierra

Leone’scapitalcity.

SouthAfricacontinuedefforts toconsolidateanddeepen

formalbilateralrelationswithRepublicofGuinea.On3to

4July2006PresidentMbekiundertookaworkingvisit to

theRepublicofGuinea.Duringthevisit,PresidentMbeki

andPresidentConteofGuineaexpressedtheirsatisfaction

with thestateof relationsbetween the twocountriesand

reaffirmedtheirdeterminationtoworktowardstheirfurther

developmentandpromotion.

On23to24November2006,theinauguralsessionofthe

South Africa –Guinea Joint Commission of Cooperation

washeld.DuringthissessionthetwoMinistersofForeign

Affairsreviewedthestateofbilateralrelationsbetweenthe

twocountries.

MinisterDr.NkosazanaDlaminiZumaandUNFTPresidentAzizaHatiriattendingtheSouthAfrica-TunisiaWomeninDialoque(SAWID)deliberations,2007

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A number of agreements have already been signed

betweenSouthAfricaandGuineasuchastheProtocolon

DiplomaticConsultations,MemorandumofUnderstanding

onBasicEnglishandFrenchlanguagetrainingforofficials

intherespectiveMinistriesofForeignAffairs,Agreementon

thewaivingofvisarequirementsforholdersofdiplomatic

andofficialpassports,Tradeagreementandanagreement

onEducation.

In line with its objective of enhancing and strengthening

democracyinAfrica,theSouthAfricandiplomaticmission,

in the Republic of Congo, hosted a seminar on national

reconciliation with a view to assist in the consolidation

andadvancementofthepost-conflictpeaceprocess.The

seminar was addressed by two prominent SouthAfrican

personalities,MrRoelfMeyerandMrCyrilRamaphosa.

South Africa joined other bilateral partners in helping to

addressthefinancialandeconomicsituationintheCentral

AfricanRepublic.SouthAfricadonatedUS$500000tothe

African Development Bank’s Africa Fund for assistance

to the Central African Republic. President Mbeki also

approved the cancellation of outstanding CentralAfrican

Republic debt of R65,9 million owed to South Africa’s

IndustrialDevelopmentCorporation.

SouthAfricacontinued toextend itdiplomaticcontacts in

the West African region, with the establishment of new

residential missions in Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso),

Cotonou (Benin), and Niamey (Niger). In an effort to

strengthenbilateral relations in thesub-region,President

Mbeki paid a State Visit to the Republic of Niger in July

2006.

DuringMarch2007,PresidentMbekipaidaworkingvisit

toRepublicofBeninandattendedtheRepublicofGhana’s

50thindependenceanniversary

ThepastyearsawthefurtherconsolidationofSouthAfrica’s

already good relations with theWestAfrican region.The

2ndsessionoftheJointCommissionwithRepublicofMali

washeldinBamakoinDecember2006.

A number of visiting Ministerial and official delegations

visited South Africa from the Republic of Congo, the

RepublicofGabon,theRepublicofChadandtheCentral

AfricanRepublic.

FollowingthevisittoSouthAfricainApril2006byPresident

FrancoisBozizeoftheCentralAfricanRepublic,theSouth

AfricanMinisterofDefence,MinisterLekotavisitedBangui

twicetoassesstheCentralAfricanRepublic’sneedsand

tolaythegroundworkforaco-operationinitiativebetween

theirrespectivedefenceforces.InFebruary2007,President

BozizemadeafurthervisittoSouthAfricatowitnessthe

signingoftheMemorandumofUnderstandingondefence

co-operation.

A South African interdepartmental delegation of Senior

OfficialsvisitedChadinSeptember2006toexploreareas

of closer cooperation. In December 2006, a Counsellor

wasappointedandplacedattheSAMissioninN’Djamena

as Charge d’Affairs. The Chadian Government has also

expressedits intentionofappointinganHonoraryConsul

inPretoriasoon.

In strengthening relations in the region, South Africa

concluded a bilateral Defence Co-operation Agreement

with the Republic of Gabon during a visit by Mr Lekota,

MinisterofDefence. Inaneffort tobroadenSouthAfrica

economic linkages, the Minister of Trade and Industry,

Minister Mpahlwa, led a delegation to Cameroon in

September2006.

In extending South Africa’s diplomatic reach into the

region,asatellitemissionwasopened inSãoTomeand

Principe.South Africa has an ongoing capacity building

programmeforpublicservantsofSãoTomeandPrincipe.

ASIA AND THE MIDDLE EASTCENTRAL AND EAST ASIA

INTRODUCTION

Theregion,extensiveandmulti-facettedasitis,represents

importantopportunitiesforSouthAfricaintermsofSouth-

SouthCo-operation; growing theeconomy through trade

and investment; and the achievement of development

prioritiessuchasjointpursuitofachievingtheMillennium

DevelopmentGoals,tonameafew.

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Greater China

TheoverarchingobjectiveofSouthAfrica’srelationshipwith

thePeople’sRepublicofChina(PRC),istheestablishment

ofastrategicbilateralandmultilateralpartnershipbasedon

equality,mutualbenefitandco-operation.SouthAfricaand

Chinasharemanyofthesamesocialanddevelopmental

challengesi.e.povertyalleviation,sustainabledevelopment,

the equitable distribution of wealth, peace and security,

a better life for all as well as challenges induced by

globalisationandhistoricinequities.

In June 2006, Premier Wen Jiabao undertook an official

visit to South Africa. During this visit, a Programme for

DeepeningtheStrategicPartnershipbetweenSouthAfrica

andChinawassigned.DuringNovember2006,President

ThaboMMbekivisitedChinatoattendtheSummitMeeting

oftheForumonChina-AfricaCo-operation(FOCAC),held

on5November, followedbyaStateVisiton6November.

TheFOCACBeijingDeclarationcommittedChinaandAfrica

to“Properlyhandl(ing)issuesandchallengesthatmayarise

in thecourseofco-operation through friendlyconsultation

in keeping with China-Africa friendship and the long-term

interestsof the twosides.”Furthermore, togiveconcrete

expressiontotheirco-operation,ChinaandAfricaadopted

thesectorspecificBeijingActionPlan(2007-2009),based

onthesharedimperativeto“promotefriendship,peace,co-

operationanddevelopment”,andto“advancethenewtype

ofstrategicpartnershipbetweenChinaandAfricainkeeping

withtheFOCACBeijingDeclaration.”

InFebruary2007,PresidentHuJintaoundertookaState

VisittoSouthAfrica.Attheconclusionofhisvisit,President

Hu announced support for South Africa’s ASGISA and

JIPSAthroughcontributingtothesettingupofaVocational

Training Centre and an Agricultural Technology Co-

operationCentre.ArtisantrainingattheTshwaneUniversity

ofTechnologywillcommenceshortly.

SouthAfricaisChina’skeytradepartnerinAfrica,accounting

for nearly 21 per cent of the total volume of China-Africa

trade.In2006,SouthAfricanexportsamountedtonearlyR

14,02billion,withimportsreachingR46,72billion.In2006,

ChinabecameSouthAfrica’ssecondlargestimporttrading

partner, and the sixth largest export partner. Total trade

betweenSouthAfricaandtheGreaterChinaregion(PRC,

HongKong,MacauandTaiwan), reachedR80,52billion

during2006.SouthAfricanexportsin2006amountedtoR

23,54billion,whileSouthAfrican imports from the region

amountedtoR56,98billion.

In the context of the one-China Policy, South Africa and

Taiwanmaintainvibrant trade,scientific,culturalandother

relationswithrespectiverepresentativeoffices.

Japan

Relations between SouthAfrica and Japan received new

impetus during 2006 with two high level visits that further

expandedandcementedrelationsbetweenthetwocountries.

DeputyPresidentPhumzileMlambo-NgcukavisitedJapan

during May 2006, accompanied by various ministers, and

parastatal and private sector representatives. The visit

resulted in the establishment of work groups and a Task

Force on SouthAfrica/JapanASGISA/JIPSA co-operation

and projects. Both countries also agreed to co-operate in

advancing development in the southern African region in

general. Foreign Minister NC Dlamini Zuma visited Japan

duringDecember2006attheinvitationofForeignMinister

TaroAso.Duringthevisititwasagreedinprincipletoupgrade

thePartnershipForumwhichprovidesa frameworkwithin

whichbothcountriesareabletocontinuouslyworktowards

strengthening, developing and broadening relations to the

mutualbenefitofbothcountries,toministeriallevel.

JapanwasSouthAfrica’sthirdmostimportanttradepartner

in 2006. However, Japan is South Africa’s number one

exportpartner,and4thlargestimportpartnerafterGermany,

China, and the US. In the past decade, SouthAfrica has

consolidateditspositionasJapan’smostimportanttrading

partner in Africa. Exports to Japan have increased since

1992fromR4billiontoapproximatelyR41,3billionbythe

endof2006,whilstimportsfromJapaninthesameperiod

haveincreasedfromR5billiontoR30,2billion.

The Koreas

In May 2006, then Foreign Minister Ban Ki-moon of the

RepublicofKorea(ROK)visitedSouthAfricatoseeksupport

forhiscandidatureforthepostofUNSecretary-General.In

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November2006,KoreahostedthefirstKorea-AfricaForum

inSeoul.TheForumlaidthefoundationfortheframework

offriendship,partnershipandco-operationbetweenKorea

and Africa. The Korean Government committed itself to

assistAfrican countries in human resource development

byinviting1,000traineeswithinthreeyears.

Increasinglythemainfocusofthebilateralrelationshipison

economicandbusinesslinks.KoreaisSouthAfrica’sfourth

largest tradingpartner inAsia,andSouthAfrica isKorea’s

largesttradingpartnerinAfrica.TradebetweenSouthAfrica

andKorea isofacomplimentarynatureandencompasses

a broad range of products from minerals to semi-finished

products to sophisticated high-technology electric and

electronicgoods.In2006,SouthAfrica’sexportswereR6,8

billionandSouthAfricanimportswereR11,8billion.

Relations between South Africa and the Democratic

People’sRepublicofKorea(DPRK)wereboostedinJuly

2006throughthevisittoSouthAfricaofMrKimHyongJun,

ViceMinisterofForeignAffairs.

Central Asia

TheeconomiesofKazakhstan,Uzbekistan,Turkmenistan,

Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Azerbaijan are all at various

stages of change and development. Like South Africa,

the six countries are developing states and seek inward

investment. In June 2006, a Senior Officials’ delegation

from the Department of Foreign Affairs paid a visit to

CentralAsiatopromoteinteralia,theAfricanAgendaand

tofosterandbroadenbilateralrelations.

SOUTH AND SOUTH EAST ASIA, AUSTRALASIA AND THE PACIFIC ISLANDS

This region of Asia includes major trading partners like

India,whichsharestheIBSAforumwithSouthAfrica,as

wellasthe10countriescomprisingtheAssociationofSouth

East Asian Nations (ASEAN), i.e. Thailand, Singapore,

Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines, Vietnam, Cambodia,

Laos,Myanmar,BruneiaswellasTimor-Leste.Thisregion

isofsignificantpoliticalandeconomicimportancetoSouth

Africa.

Thisregion,coveringavastsectionofAsiahasbeengrouped

intofourareasinordertomakeitmoremanageable,asin

additiontoitssize,itisalsoquitediverse.

TheDepartmentofForeignAffairsgeographicallygroups

countriesinthisregionintofourareas,eachdealtwithby

aseparateDirectorateviz.SouthAsiaI,whichcomprises

PresidentThaboMbekiintroducingDeputyMinisterSuevanderMerweandothermembersofCabinettoChinesePremierWenJiabaoduringanOfficialVisittoSouthAfrica,Tuynhuys,CapeTown,2006

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India,PakistanandAfghanistan;SouthAsiaII,comprising

of Sri Lanka, Maldives, Nepal, Bhutan and Bangladesh;

SouthEastAsia,comprisingofthe10ASEANcountriesand

TimorLeste;andAustralasia&thePacificIslands,dealing

withAustralia,NewZealandandthePacificIslands.

UptoFebruary2007,totaltradewithSoutheastAsiahas

increased significantly from R25 billion in 2005 to R35

billionin2006/07,uptoFebruary2007.Malaysia,Thailand

andSingaporewereSouthAfrica’stoptradingpartnersin

ASEAN,withthetradebalanceintheirfavour.

An important focus of bilateral relations with the region

was around theASGISA and JIPSA programmes aimed

at building the necessary human resources capacity for

SouthAfricatoputtheeconomyonahigh-growthtrajectory

towardseradicatingpovertyandunder-development.

South Asia I

ThepastyearsawafurtherdeepeningofrelationswithIndia

andawelcomeimprovementinbilateraltieswithPakistan.

Developing bilateral relations withAfghanistan remained

problematicduetothefluctuatingsecuritysituation.

Highlights of our relations with India were undoubtedly

thevisit toIndia inSeptember2006byDeputyPresident

PhumzileMlambo-NgcukaandtheOfficialVisitstoSouth

AfricainOctober2006byPrimeMinisterManmohanSigh.

ApivotalaspectofrelationswithIndiawasthecentenary

celebrationsofSatyagraha,thephilosophyofpeacethrough

non-violent resistance espoused by Mahatma Gandhi.

Thiscommemorationgaveaddedimpetusandgravitasto

boththeabovevisits:theDeputyPresidentwasrequested

topresenttheannualAlfredNzoMemorialLectureonthe

topicofSatyagrahatoaninfluentialaudienceinNewDelhi

and Prime Minister Singh participated in the Satyagraha

celebrations in and around Durban prior to the official

bilateraltalksinthecapital.

The Deputy President made use of her visit to India to

promotetheASGISAandJIPSAprogrammesvigorously.

Thishashadremarkableoutcomesbywayofnumerous

South African trainees who have benefitted from

placementand internshipprogrammesofferedby Indian

companies,especiallyTATAandSahara.

DuringPrimeMinisterSingh’svisit,hesignedtheTshwane

Declaration with President Mbeki. This Declaration

constitutes a third pillar to the strategic partnership

betweenSouthAfricaandIndiathefirsttwobeingtheRed

FortandtheDelhiDeclarations.NotonlydoestheTshwane

Declarationcommit the twogovernments toensuring the

implementation of existing bilateral agreements, it also

highlightsareasofcommonalities inbilateralpoliticaland

economicfieldsandinthemultilateralarena.

ThepastyearalsosawtheinauguralsessionoftheJoint

Commission(JC)betweenSouthAfricaandPakistanand

SouthAfrica,whichwasheldinIslamabadon12-13March

2007.Thiseventhastriggeredthenormalisationofrelations

between the two countries after the long hiatus that had

resulted fromthe temporarysuspensionofPakistan from

theCommonwealth.Itcanbeexpectedthattheoutcomes

of thisfirstJCwillcontribute towards the improvement in

tradeandinvestment,andgreaterco-operationinarange

ofimportantareasrangingfromscienceandtechnologyto

agricultureandsecurity-relatedmatters.

Developing bilateral relations with Afghanistan remained

problematicduetothefluctuatingsecuritysituation.

South Asia II

RelationsbetweenSouthAfricaandcountriesfallingunder

SouthAsiaII(SriLanka,Nepal,Bangladesh,Maldivesand

Bhutan) continue to be focused on economic and trade

relations,withpeaceinitiativesalsotakingcentrestage

In-depthconsultationsontheSriLankanconflictsituation

were held throughout the year. Local Tamil Community

organisations and their affiliates as well as Norwegian

mediators were part of this consultation process. The

objective was to develop a ‘Road Map’ led by Deputy

MinisterPahadinresponsetonumerousrequestsforSouth

Africa’sinvolvementinpeaceeffortsinSriLanka.

High level delegations received from Sri Lanka included

3 Cabinet Ministers, 10 Members of Parliament and

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11MembersoftheBusinessforPeaceDelegation.

SA’s Non-Permanent Membership of the United Nations

SecurityCouncil(UNSC)hasraisedexpectationsthatthe

country shouldcontribute toglobalpeacekeeping, In this

regard,arecommendationwassenttoourMissioninNew

YorkforthedeploymentofSAmilitaryobserversinNepal.

Thenon-residentHighCommissionerpresentedcredentials

inMaldivesandSriLanka.

South East Asia

Deputy President Mlambo-Ngcuka paid a successful

visit to Indonesia inApril 2006.The aim of the visit was

to facilitate closer economic ties over a broad spectrum,

withaspecificfocusonthecreativeindustries,tourismand

thestimulationofSMMEsinthebuild-uptothe2010FIFA

SoccerWorldCup,inlinewithprioritiessetinASGISAand

JIPSA.TheIndonesianMinisterofWomenEmpowerment

madeanappearanceattheNAASPSOMwhichwasheld

inDurban,SouthAfricainSeptember2006.

Singapore remains the key business hub in Southeast

Asia and offers substantial HRD opportunities to South

Africa. Singapore’s Straits Chemicals has launched a

R5,8billioninvestmentatCoegaintheEasternCapeand

inRichardsBayaSingaporeancompanyplanstoinvestin

ashipbuildingprojectworthR2billion.SouthAfrica’shigh

levelvisitstoSingaporein2006includedtheMinistersof

Transport inApril,HousinginSeptemberandIntelligence

inDecember.

During thevisitof theVietnameseMinisterofDefence in

May2006toSouthAfrica,anAgreementonDefenceCo-

operationwassigned.HighlevelvisitstoSouthAfricafrom

Vietnamin2006includedtheMinistersofFisheries,Public

Security and Science and Education. The First Senior

OfficialsMeeting(SOM)withVietnamwasheld inHanoi,

December2006.

SouthAfricawasmandatedby theUNSC tobe the lead

nation on Timor-Leste and it is envisaged that observes

willbesenttothePresidentialElectionsinApril2007and

ParliamentaryElectionsinJune2007.

Relations with Thailand have become strained following

the Coup in September 2006 where upon South Africa

implementedtheAUPositionwithregardtounconstitutional

changes of Government. However, long-planned Senior

Officials consultations between the twoForeignMinistries

went ahead in December 2006. The South African

GovernmentwillcontinuetoobservethesituationinThailand

throughitsMissionandpoliticalrelationswillbenormalised

assoonasthecountryreturnstodemocraticrule.

AResolutiononMyanmarregardinghumanrightsabuses

wastabledbefore theUnitedNationsSecurityCouncil in

January 2007. SouthAfrica voted against this resolution

ontheprinciplethatthematterbelongedintheUNHuman

RightsCouncil.ThispositiondoesnotdetractfromSouth

Africa’s strong opposition to the military dictatorship in

Myanmarandconcernabouthumanrightsinthecountry.

Australasia and the Pacific Islands

RelationsbetweenSouthAfricaandAustralia receiveda

boostwithavisitbyDeputyPresidentPMlambo-Ngcuka

tothatregioninOctober2006,aspartofeffortstopromote

ASGISAandJIPSA.TheDeputyPresidentwashostedby

the Deputy Prime Minister ofAustralia, Mr Mark Vaile.A

Science Co-operation agreement was signed and talks

wereheldoncloserco-operationinthefieldsofeducation

andfilm-makingco-operation.

The moribund Joint Ministerial Commission between

AustraliaandSouthAfricawasrevivedwhentheMinister

ofTradeand Industry,MinisterMandisiMpahlwamethis

Australian counterpart on 18 October 2006. Australian

and South African business leaders responded very

positively and called for closer interaction between the

twogovernmentsinordertocementthestrongeconomic

relationsbetween the twocountries.AustraliawasSouth

Africa’s 11th largest trading partner, with two way trade

totaling R 18,7 billion in 2006. Annual Senior Officials

Consultations withAustralia and New Zealand also took

placeduringthisperiod.

AsaresultoftheDeputyPresident’svisittoNewZealand,

around the same time, and a follow-up visit to South

Africa in December 2006 by Mr Steve Maharey, New

Zealand Minister of Education, Minister of Broadcasting,

Minister of Research, Science and Technology, Minister

forCrownResearchInstitutesandMinisterresponsiblefor

the Education Review Office, officials started developing

proposalsforexchangesinpost-graduateresearch,aswell

asonplacingyoungSouthAfricangraduatesininternshipsin

NewZealand.PrimeMinisterHelenClarkhasmadeitclear

thatsheviewedthedevelopmentofrelationsbetweenSouth

AfricaandNewZealandasahigh-priority.TheDepartment

metwithlesssuccesswithregardtotheestablishmentofa

MissioninWellington.Thismatterhoweverremainshighon

theprioritylistforthecomingFinancialYear.

Relations with the region were further strengthened by an

official visit by Mr Marthinus van Schalkwyk, Minister of

Environmental Affairs and Tourism to Australia and New

Zealand inMarch2007,wherehesignedaLetterof Intent

regardingfutureco-operationinfisherieswithintheparameters

ofSouthAfricanandAustralianmaritime jurisdictions in the

SouthernOceansandaCo-operationArrangementbetween

theMinistryofFisheriesofNewZealandandtheDepartment

ofEnvironmentalAffairsandTourism.

THE MIDDLE EAST

In the Middle East, the Department of Foreign Affairs

distinguishes between two sub-regions. On one hand,

there is theLevant,whichcomprises Israel, Iraq,Jordan,

Lebanon,PalestineandSyria,andontheotherhand,the

Arabian/Persian Gulf Region, consisting of the member

statesof theGulfCo-operationCouncil,namelyBahrain,

Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, SaudiArabia and the UnitedArab

Emirates(UAE)aswellasIranandYemen.

Levant

During the period under review, South Africa’s bilateral

relationswiththeLevantwerefurtherstrengthened.Some

ofthehighlightsincludedthefollowing:

InNovember2006,SouthAfrica co-hosted theNational

DayofSolidaritywiththePalestinianPeople.Thestrong

historicrelationshipbetweenthecurrentGovernmentand

the Palestinian Liberation Organisation is well known.

The keynote address at the occasion was delivered by

Deputy Minister of Science and Technology, Mr Derek

Hanekom.

InFebruary2007,SouthAfricahostedtheChiefScientistof

Israel,inthecontextofextendingbilateralco-operationin

thefieldofresearchanddevelopment.Thematterwillbe

pursuedduringthe2007/8financialyear.

Onthemarginsof2006Non-AlignedMovementSummit

DeputyMinisterAzizPahadwithhisSyriancounterpartViceMinisterDr.FaisalMikdadduringdiscussionsattheDiplomaticGuesthouse,Pretoria

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inHavana,theSyrianViceMinisterofForeignAffairs,Dr

FaisalMikdad,metwithhisSouthAfrican counterpart,

Deputy Minister Aziz Pahad. This was followed by a

meetingbetweentheSyrianForeignMinister,MrWalid

Al-Moualem,andMinisterDlaminiZumaonthe fringes

ofUNGA61inNewYorkinSeptember2006.

MinisterofIntelligence,MrRKasrilsandMinisterinthe

Presidency,DrEPahad,visitedSyriainNovemberand

December 2006 respectively.The Syrian Vice Minister

ofForeignAffairs,DrFaisalMikdad,forhispart,visited

SouthAfricainJanuary/February2007.DrMikdadvisited

South Africa as a Special Envoy of President Assad.

These visits took place within the context of South

Africa’s commitment to consolidatingbilateral relations

with Syria and promote the peaceful resolution of the

MiddleEastconflict.

South Africa’s involvement with the Middle East peace

process and the ongoing conflict in Iraq has been dealt

withunderthehigh-levelpriority:GlobalGovernance.

Gulf States

South Africa maintains a strong and ever-improving

relationshipwiththeGulfStatesonabilateralandmultilateral

level.Relationswith theregionarealsobecomingmore

diverse.TheregionremainsSouthAfrica’slargestsourceof

crudeoil,butitisalsobecominganincreasinglyimportant

marketforourproductsandasourceofinvestment.

RelationswithSaudiArabiawereconsolidatedthroughan

officialvisitbyPresidentMbeki to theKingdom inMarch

2007. This followed on a successful Joint Commission,

chairedbytherespectiveMinistersofTradeandIndustry,

whichwasheldthepreviousMarch.SouthAfricaalsohas

a Joint Commission with Iran which meets at the level

of Ministers of ForeignAffairs.The ninth meeting of this

Commission was held in Pretoria in August 2006. The

establishmentofsimilarstructuredbilateralswaspursued

withotherGulfStates.

Ministerial visits to and from the Gulf States during the

period under review included visits by Foreign Affairs

MinisterDlaminiZumatoIranontheeveoftheG-8Summit

inRussiainJuly2006;theMinisterofMineralsandEnergy

toQatar theprecedingmonth for theopeningofamajor

gas-to-liquids Sasol project; the Minister of Science and

Technology to Iran in November 2006 for the signing of

a Science and Technology Agreement; the Minister of

EducationtoSaudiArabiainDecember2006forthesigning

of a Memorandum of Understanding on Co-operation in

Education;andDeputyMinisterofForeignAffairsMrAziz

Pahad to Qatar in March 2007. Incoming visits included

MinisterDr.NkosazanaDlaminiZumawithherIraniancounterpartManachehrMotakkiatthe9thSessionoftheSouthAfrica-IranJointBilateralCommission

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thoseoftheOmaniMinisterofCommerceandTradeduring

November2006andhiscolleague,theMinisterofHigher

Education, inFebruary2007 for thesigningofaScience

andTechnologyAgreement.

Tradeandinvestmentrelatedagreementsthathavebeen

signed between South Africa and countries of the Gulf

provide the legal framework for the expansion of South

Africa’s exports to the growing consumer markets of the

Gulf countries and investments into SouthAfrica. During

the past year, such agreements were signed with Iran,

OmanandSaudiArabia.

InvestmentopportunitiesinSouthAfricahavecontinuedto

bepromotedwithpoliticalandeconomicrole-playersinthe

GulfStates.FollowingaCabinetLekgotladecisioninthis

regardat thebeginningof2006, theDepartmentheldan

inter-departmentalworkshopduringApril2006inorderto

developaunifiedgovernmentpolicyonincreasingaccess

to the massive investment funds available in the oil-rich

GulfStates. Inaddition, theArabianGulfExportGroup,

involvingtheDepartmentsofTrade&IndustryandForeign

Affairs, as well as the SouthAfrican private sector, was

established,aimedatthejointexplorationofSouthAfrican

business participation in the large-scale infrastructure

developmentprojectsbeingundertakenintheregion.

InFebruary2007,representativesoftheDepartmentsofForeign

Affairs,EnvironmentalAffairs&TourismandTrade&Industry,

as well as the International Marketing Council, undertook,

in co-operation with the South African Embassies in those

countries,aRoadShowtoKuwait,Qatar,Oman,SaudiArabia

andtheUnitedArabEmirates,inordertopromotetourismto

and investment in tourisminfrastructure inSouthAfrica.This

wasapracticalinitiativeinexecutionofGovernmentpolicyto

engagethecountriesoftheGulf,withaviewtosolicitingdirect

investment in infrastructure and to develop the markets for

SouthAfricanexportsofgoodsandservices.

The diversification of the economies of the Arab Gulf

countries, traditionally based on the development and

productionofoilandnaturalgas, iscontinuingtoprovide

opportunities for South African companies, such as in

infrastructuredevelopmentinthosecountries.Inthisregard,

the Department of Foreign Affairs arrangeda regional

seminar in Polokwane during October 2006 in order to

sensitize SouthAfrican business about the opportunities

thattheGulfoffers.Inasimilarcontext,theDepartment

contributedeffectivelytothesuccessfulholdingofaprivate

sectorbusinessseminarinCapeTowninNovember2006

onGulfStatebusinessopportunities.

NORTH AMERICA

BilateralrelationshipswiththecountriesofNorthAmerica

remain strong with co-operation expanding on matters

of common interest and mutual benefit. Since 1994,

business, civilian and governmental links with North

Americahaveexpandedexponentiallyandstrongworking

partnerships have been established. Ongoing interaction

with the developed countries of North America have

servedtohighlighttheimportantrolethattheycanplayin

supportingkey initiativesofnational importance,suchas

NEPAD,andthefightagainstcommunicableandinfectious

diseases,includingHIVandAIDS.

Canada

InJanuary2006,anewminorityConservativeGovernment,

underPrimeMinisterStephenHarperwaselectedinCanada.

ApriorityfortheyearbecameengagingwithCanadaunderthis

newleadershipandachievementswereregisteredonvarious

fronts.AStateVisit tookplacebetween4and8December

2006byCanadianGovernorGeneral,H.E.MichaelleJean.

It focussed on a combination of political, economic and

people-to-people interactions.H.E.MichaelleJeanmetwith

President Mbeki on 6 December, where a broad range of

issueswerediscussedand themutualvalueplacedon the

bilateralrelationshipwasexpressed.

InMay2006,theThirdAnnualConsultationsbetweenSA

andCanadatookplaceatseniorofficials’levelinPretoria,

featuringabroaderagendafromprevious interactions.A

particularachievementwastheinclusion,shortlyafterthe

announcementofJIPSAasanationalpriority,ofMsMjoli-

Mncube, from thePresidency,whoengageddirectlywith

Canadianinterlocutorsonpossibleareasofco-operationin

thisregard.Anothernotableachievementwastheprovision

ofCanadian training forSAPoliceCivilianPeacekeepers

whoweredeployedintheSudan.

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Theyear2006alsoproducedpositiveinvestmentoutcomes

withtheannouncementofCanadiandirectinvestmentinthe

Gautrain,McCainPlantandAlcantotallingintheregionof

R27billion.TheCanadianSenateStandingCommitteeon

ForeignAffairsmetwithDeputyMinistervanderMerwein

October2006.Thepurposeofthevisitwastoenablethem

toreportondevelopmentalandsecuritychallengesfacing

Africa. In the latter part of 2006, a bilateral ODA Treaty

facilitating the transfer of development assistance from

CanadatoSAwassigned.Notably,theTreatywasapproved

by the newCanadianGovernment and was a significant

achievementsinceithadbeeninthepipelinefortwoyears.

TwoProjectImplementationPlans(PIPs)wereimmediately

signed, releasing R 50 million each to SAMDI and the

DepartmentofHealthforcapacity-buildingprogrammes.

United States

High-level Government-to-Government interaction with

theUShasalsointensifiedsignificantlyoverthelastyear

and includes the recent Presidential meeting between

PresidentsMbekiandBush inWashingtonon the8thof

December 2006, which is viewed as a manifestation of

thecloseandongoinginteractionthatexistsbetweenthe

PresidentsandtherespectiveForeignMinisters.Support

for the NEPAD within the US Administration, Congress

and the business sector, with particular focus on the

implementation of infrastructure development projects,

remainedahighpriorityandSouthAfricacontinuestoseek

theachievementofthestartoftheimplementationphaseof

theseprojects.Thebuildingoflocalcapacityforresearch

and effective delivery in the continuing battle against

communicable diseases through the US Presidential

EmergencyProgramme forAIDS (PEPFAR) receivedan

augmentedcommitment.UnderPEPFARAfrica received

more than USD 1 billion to battle the disease of which

SouthAfricaobtainedmorethanUSD220millionin2006.

TheUnitedStatesAgency for InternationalDevelopment

(USAID)isthelargestbilateraldonorandsecondlargest

overalldonorinSouthAfrica.OftheR4billionSouthAfrica

receivedinOfficialDevelopmentAssistance(ODA)during

2006,justoverR1billionwasfromUS.

SAisoneoftheUS’leadingtradingpartnersinAfrica,

and accounts for the most diverse trade flows. Total

trade between the two countries has been increasing

steadilyinrecentyears,withSAholdinganincreasing

tradesurplussince1999.Thisamountedto$3,3billion

in 2006. US exports to SA far exceed US exports to

any other country from Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA),

emphasising the importance of the latter’s access to

the SA market. In terms of SSA exports to the US,

South Africa’s exports rank second after those of

Nigeria, with Gabon’s exports being in third position.

However,thelattertwocountries’AGOAexportsconsist

mainlyofenergy-relatedproducts(mostlyoil),whereas

SA’s AGOA exports were highly diversified. Exports

qualifying under AGOA amounted to $ 1, 8 billion in

2006 (2005: $ 1, 5 billion). Exports of products that

wereaddedunderAGOAamountedto$717millionin

2006(2005:$455million).OfSA’sexportsof textiles

andappareltotheUSin2006($47million),$42million

wereAGOA-eligibleitems.

The SACU/US FTA negotiations are important both in

the context of encouraging US support for economic

development and co-operation, and in supporting the

implementation of NEPAD. Certain problematic areas

arose that delayed the process. At a Trade Deputies’

meeting held on 18 April 2006, it was decided that the

comprehensive FTA would remain an objective in the

long term, but that both parties will develop a joint work

programme to address a broad range of FTA and other

tradeandinvestmentrelatedissuesand,potentiallyinthe

near-term,seektoconcludeconcretetradeandinvestment

enhancing agreements. Such a framework (Trade and

InvestmentCo-operationAgreement,TICA)will establish

thebasisandformthebuildingblocksforpursuingtheFTA

overthelongerterm.

Withregardtomilitary-to-militaryco-operation,SAandthe

UShavecontinuedbilateral interaction regardingmilitary

medicine research within the PHIDISA programme and

the African Contingency Operations Training Assistance

programme(ACOTA),whichisaimedatenhancingSouth

Africa’s peacekeeping and humanitarian assistance

intervention capabilities. Emphasis was placed on

achievingenhancedcapacity,aswellasthecreationofthe

necessarymechanismstofacilitatetheimplementationof

suchcapabilitythroughoutAfrica.

LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN

TheSouthAmericanCommunityofNationscovers17million

square kilometres, with 361 million inhabitants, a gross

domesticproductofmorethanUS$973billion,andexportsof

morethanUS$180billion.Notably,inthecontextofsouth-south

co-operation,thedevelopingcountriesinCentralAmericaand

theAndeanCommunityareplayinganincreasinglyimportant

role in internationalpoliticalbodiesand formationssuchas

theNAMandtheUN,astheMemberStatesoftheCaribbean

Communityhavedoneformanyyears.

The Caribbean

SouthAfrica’srelationswiththeindependentMemberStates

oftheCaribbeancommunityhavebeenfurtherstrengthened

andexpandedduring2006/07.SouthAfricaopenedaHigh

Commission in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad & Tobago in early

2007and,togetherwiththeHighCommissioninKingston,

Jamaica, these two Missions now maintain responsibility

forAntiguaandBarbuda,theBahamas,Barbados,Belize,

Dominica,Grenada,Guyana,Haiti,StKittsandNevis,St

Lucia,StVincentandtheGrenadines,aswellasSuriname.

The mission in Havana, Cuba, is also responsible for

relationswiththeDominicanRepublic.

In formulating South Africa’s policy in relation to the

emerging markets of the Caribbean, it is important to

strengthen relations and to develop common positions

on global issues such as access to the markets of the

industrialNorth,reformofinternationalinstitutions,andthe

promotionofthedevelopmentagenda.

In this regard,specialemphasis isplacedonhowSouth

Africaandtherestof theAfricancontinentengagethese

countriesinpromotingtheidealsofthecontinentandthe

Diaspora. In the follow-up to the South Africa, AU and

CaribbeanDiasporaConferenceheldinKingston,Jamaica,

duringMarch2005,theAUendorsedSouthAfricatohosta

DiasporaSummitin2008.Whilethe2005Conferencewas

limitedtotheCaribbeanonly,the2008Summitwillfocus

on theAfricanDiasporaacross theglobe. In this regard,

consultativeconferenceswillbeheldinLatinAmerica,the

UK,Europe,Africa,theCaribbeanandNorthAmerica.The

purpose of these conferences is to obtain the inputs of

theDiasporafortheProgrammeofActionandtheSummit

Declaration and to continue the process of dialogue

betweenAfricaanditsDiaspora.

Duringthe2007CricketWorldCupintheCaribbean,South

Africaalsoprovidedassistancetoseveralhostingnations

intheregionintheformofadministratorsandsecurity.

TheSouthAfricanGovernmentwill increase its focuson

strengtheningrelationswiththeCaribbeanregion.Trinidad

and Tobago, Jamaica and Suriname have diplomatic

missionsinSouthAfrica.

South Africa signed a bilateral co-operation agreement

with theBahamas inMay2005,and thefirstJBCmet in

September2005.Itfocusedonco-operationinagriculture,

arts and culture, education and health. The next JBC is

expectedbeheldinSouthAfricain2007.

The Fifth Joint Consultative Mechanism Meeting between

CubaandSouthAfricawillbeheldinCubaon14and15June

2007,whilethe5thSessionoftheJointBilateralCommission

will take place in South Africa later this year. Sixteen

GovernmentDepartmentsarecurrently involved inprojects

with Cuba, where exploring appropriate skills development

programmesinaJIPSAcontextisbeingpursued.

InOctober2006,theSecretaryforExternalRelationsofthe

Dominican Republic, Minister Carlos Morales Troncoso,

visitedSouthAfricaandheldbilateraltalkswithhisSouth

Africancounterpart,DrNCDlaminiZuma.Theysigneda

Declaration of Intent in which they stated their intention

to undertake consultations, joint actions and projects

on issues of common interest. During the visit, Minister

MoralesTroncosoalsoannouncedhis country’sdecision

toopenadiplomaticMissioninSouthAfricain2007.

Latin America

In November 2006, President Thabo Mbeki and a

delegation fromSouthAfricaparticipated in thefirstever

Africa/SouthAmericanSummit,whichtookplaceinAbuja,

Nigeria.TheSummit providedanopportunity for the two

continents tomeet for the first time to discuss issues of

mutualimportance.

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In June 2006, Colombia’s former Foreign Minister, Ms

CarolinaBarco,visitedSouthAfricaforbilateraleconomic

and political discussions with the Minister of Foreign

Affairs, Dr Dlamini Zuma. Bilateral trade flow between

ColombiaandSouthAfricaisconstantwiththebalancein

favourofSouthAfrica.SABMiller,AngloAmerican,Anglo

CoalandAngloGoldAshantiareamongtheSouthAfrican

companiesthathaveoperationsinColombia.

FollowingavisitfromPresidentEvoMoralesfromBolivia

toSouthAfricainJanuary2006,ahigh-levelSouthAfrican

delegation visited that country in July 2006 to explore

waysof furtheringbilateral relations,aswellasassisting

Bolivia with its constitutional process and minerals and

energysectors.AMemorandumofUnderstandingonthe

Establishment of a Consultative Mechanism was also

signed. It isenvisaged that the inauguralmeetingof this

Mechanismwill takeplace laterduring2007, tocoincide

withtheopeningofadiplomaticMissionofBoliviainSouth

Africa. The Vice-President of Bolivia, ProfAlvaro Garcia

LineravisitedSouthAfricainApril2007andmetwith,inter

alia,DeputyPresidentPhumzileMlambo-Ngcuka togive

furtherimpetustotheseinitiatives.

Bilateral relations between South Africa and Venezuela

havealsobeenplacedonastrongerfooting,withaState

Visit to South Africa by the President of Venezuela, Mr

HugoChavez,scheduledforSeptemberthisyear.

InNovember2006,theVenezuelanDeputyForeignMinister,

Professor Reinaldo Bolivia, met, inter alia, with Deputy

MinisterAzizPahad.

MinisterRadebeattendedtheInternationalConferencefor

theEconomicandSocialDevelopmentofHaitiinNovember

in Madrid, where he met the Haitian Prime Minister and

ForeignMinister.

The Director-General also approved funding for South

Africa’sparticipationinthe6thLatinAmericaandCaribbean

SoccerTournament forpreviouslydisadvantagedprimary

schools in Gauteng, co-sponsored by the GRULAC

diplomaticmissions.

There is also significant potential for co-operation with

the Mercosur (Southern Common Market) trading bloc,

which consists of Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay

andVenezuelaasfullmembers,andasteadily-increasing

numberofassociatemembersintheLatinAmericanregion.

Apartialpreferential tradeagreementwithMercosurwas

signedinDecember2004.NegotiationstowardsafullFTA

continue.

Director-GeneralDr.AyandaNtsalubawiththeEUDirector-GeneralforDevelopmentStefanoManservisiattheReviewoftheTradeDevelopmentandCo-operationAgreemnt,DiplomaticGuesthouse,Pretoria

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Brazil remains a significant player in the multilateral

context, particularly regarding the interests of theSouth.

With its like-minded approach to a number of significant

issues affecting the developing world, it is a strategic

partner for SouthAfrica. In the bilateral sphere, a broad

rangeofcontactsandexchangesexistbetweenBraziland

SouthAfrica.The IBSA Dialogue Forum also provides a

multilateral mechanism for institutionalised engagement.

In this context, South-South cooperation was boosted

by President Mbeki’s attendance of the IBSA Summit in

BrasiliainJuly2006.

SouthAfricaattachesgreatimportancetoitsrelationswith

otherlike-mindedcountriesoftheSouthernConeofLatin

America such as Chile, Uruguay and Argentina, and to

pursuingincreasedco-operationinanumberoffields.

Arangeoftechnicalandcommercialagreementsareeither

inplaceorbeingnegotiatedwithseveralofthecountriesin

the region. In addition, the inaugural meeting of the South

Africa-ArgentineJointCommission tookplace inPretoria in

February 2007, co-chaired by Minister Nkosazana Dlamini

Zuma and her Argentine counterpart, Mr Taiana; and the

JointCommissionwithBrazilisexpectedtotakeplaceduring

2007, as is the Joint Consultative Mechanism with Chile.

SouthAfrica’sFirstLady,MrsZaneleMbekiledadelegation

toChilein2006tostudypovertyreductionprogrammes,and

officialandstudyvisitstocountriesoftheSouthernConeby

Ministersandofficials,areongoing.InthesphereofDefence,

the Navies of several Southern Cone countries and South

AfricaalsoparticipatedintheATLASURjointnavalexercises,

therebycontributingtocloserinstitutionalties.

EUROPEEuropean Union

The Trade, Development and Co-operation Agreement

(TDCA), which was signed in 1999 and came into force

inJanuary2000,governsSouthAfrica’srelationswiththe

EuropeanUnion (EU).TheAgreement is tobe reviewed

within five years of its entering into force in order to

address the possible implications of other arrangements

orevents thatmayaffect theAgreement.Theprocessof

theReviewoftheTDCAthuscommencedin2005andthe

2006JointCo-operationCouncil(JCC)meetingmandated

thepartiestofinalisethereviewin2007.Asaresult,four

NegotiatingGroupsfor thevariouschaptersof theTDCA

havebeenestablished,namelyonPoliticalDialogue,Trade,

Developmentco-operation,andEconomicandOtherAreas

ofCo-operation.ThefirstmeetingoftheNegotiatingGroups

washeldinPretoriaon28March2007,andprogresswas

furtherreviewedbyaSeniorOfficialsMeetingon28March

underthejointchairmanshipofDirectorGeneralNtsaluba

and the European Commission’s Director General for

Development,Mr.StefanoManservisi.

The7thmeetingoftheSA-EUJCCwasheldon14November

2006.Tradeanddevelopmentissueswerediscussedinplenary

format. The political discussion at the Council meeting took

place in troika format, under the Co-Chair of Dr Nkosazana

DlaminiZuma,MinisterofForeignAffairsofSouthAfrica,and

MrErkkiTuomioja,MinisterforForeignAffairsofFinland.The

SouthAfricandelegationalso includedMsLulamaXingwana,

MinisterofAgricultureandLandAffairsandMrDerekHanekom,

DeputyMinisterofScienceandTechnology.TheEUdelegation

includedMrJavierSolana,SecretaryGeneraloftheCounciland

EUHighRepresentativeforCFSP,MrLouisMichel,European

Commissioner for Development and Humanitarian Aid, and

MrPeterMandelson,EuropeanCommissionerforTrade.The

JCCfurthercementedthestrongandproductiverelationships

in trade, development and political dialogue. The parties

welcomedtheprogresswhichhadbeenmadeinimplementing

thejointconclusionsofthe6thJCC,andalsoagreedonaJoint

StatementontheSouthAfrica-EUStrategicPartnership.

The Joint Statement re-emphasised that the SA-EU

StrategicPartnershipmustbebasedonanopen,concrete

and transparentdialoguebetween the twoParties, that it

shouldbepursuedon thebasisofmutualunderstanding

andownership,andalsothatitshouldbesupportiveofthe

realizationoftheMDGs,theEUStrategyforAfrica,NEPAD,

the SADC integration process and the joint EU-Africa

strategythat iscurrentlyunderdiscussion. It furthermore

calledforaJointActionPlantobefinalisedandagreedto

atthenextEU-SouthAfricatroikameetinginthefirsthalf

of2007andthataprogressreportonitsimplementationbe

draftedforadoptionatthe8thJointCo-operationCouncil

in2007.ThepartiessubsequentlydraftedaJointAction

Plan,whichwaslargelyfinalisedandreadyforadoptionby

theendonMarch2007.

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WESTERN EUROPE

Theyearonceagain featuredseveralhigh levelvisits to

Western Europe aimed at expanding and consolidating

existing areas of co-operation such as within the G-8,

and also concentrated on new national priorities and

initiatives such as ASGISA and JIPSA, South Africa’s

hostingofSoccerWorldCupin2010;andSouthAfrica’s

Non-PermanentMembershipoftheUNSC.Thecontinued

developmentof trade, investmentandtourismlinkswere

alsoconsistentthemes.

United Kingdom

South Africa’s many-faceted relations with the United

Kingdomwerefurtherstrengthenedin2006/7byPresident

Mbeki’sworkingvisittoLondoninMay2006,aswellasby

the UK-SA Bilateral Forum, chaired by Foreign Secretary

MsMargaretBeckett andForeignMinisterDrNkosazana

Dlamini Zuma. During his working visit to London, the

President had a one-on-one meeting with Prime Minister

TonyBlair,focusingonthethen-upcomingG-8-Summitin

SaintPetersburgandhowtosustaintheAfricanAgendaat

thatforum,aswellastheWTODohaRoundofnegotiations.

MinisterDlaminiZumawasaccompaniedby fourCabinet

MinistersandtwoDeputyMinisterstotheBilateralForum,

which coincided with the President’svisit. The Forum

coveredawidespectrum,includingForeignAffairs,Defence,

ScienceandTechnology,TradeandIndustry,Environment

Affairs and Tourism, Education,Arts and Culture, Health,

MigrationandSportandRecreation.Eachoftheseareas

constitutes a significant area of co-operation.AFilmCo-

ProductionAgreementwasalsosignedduringtheBilateral

Forum, opening the way for meaningful and exciting co-

operationinthisfieldbetweenSouthAfricaandtheUK.

Deputy President Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka visited the

UKtwicein2006,withtheprincipalobjectiveofpromoting

co-operationonASGISAandJIPSA.Thevisitincludeda

ground-breakingseminaronpromotingBusinessProcess

Outsourcing in SouthAfrica that was held in London on

Monday,11December.

SouthAfrica’selectionasaNon-PermanentMemberofthe

UnitedNationsSecurityCouncilattheendof2006added

animportantdimensiontorelationswiththeUnitedKingdom

asoneofthefivePermanentMembersoftheUNSCand

has led to continuous interactiononall themajor issues

ontheUNSCagenda.InthisrespecttheDirector-General

ofForeignAffairsaccompaniedbyseniorofficialsheldin-

depthdiscussionswiththeirBritishcounterpartsinOctober

2006.

Numerous high level visits both to and from the UK

occurredduringtheyear,furtherunderliningthewiderange

ofinterestsbetweenSouthAfricaandtheUK.

Ireland

Deputy President Mlambo-Ngcuka led the highest level

SouthAfricanvisitevertoIrelandinNovember2006and

metwithPresidentMaryMcAleese,PrimeMinisterBertie

AhernaswellasvariousIrishCabinetMinisters.Shewas

accompaniedbyMinistersNalediPandorandJeffRadebe

aswell asbyDeputyMinistersElizabethThabethe,Roy

PadayacheeandSuevanderMerwe.Thepurposeofthe

visitwastostrengthenco-operationwithIrelandonASGISA

and JIPSA as well as to learn from the extraordinary

economicsuccessofIreland.Importantcommitmentswere

receivedfromIreland,includinginthefieldofeducation.

The first SA-Ireland Partnership Forum, chaired byAmb

GJGrobler,ActingDeputyDirector-General:Americasand

Europe,andMrRoryMontgomery,PoliticalDirectorofthe

Irish Department of ForeignAffairs, was held in Pretoria

in June 2006 and covered a range of issues, including

bilateral political and economic relations, co-operation

to promote peace and security in Africa, development

co-operation and co-operation on ASGISA and JIPSA

(includingpreparationsforthethenforthcomingvisitofthe

DeputyPresidenttoIreland).

Benelux countries

The Benelux countries remain important trade and

investment partners of South Africa, as well as major

providers of tourists. The focus on the establishment of

trilateral co-operation to promote peace and security as

wellaseconomicdiplomacywillbecontinued,withspecial

emphasisoninitiativesinsupportofJIPSAandASGISA.

Belgium

TheBelgianGovernmentcontinuestotakeakeeninterest

inSouthandSouthernAfricaandtheGreatLakesRegion,

particularlytheDRC.Thereisaregularexchangeofviews

between South Africa and Belgium on the issues and

the complicated processes necessary to reach durable

solutionstoconflictsintheregion.

In November 2006, the inaugural meeting of the

Belgium-SA Joint Commission was held in Brussels,

with the focus on bilateral political and economic

relations,promotionoftheAfricanAgenda,development

co-operationandco-operationwithinthecontextofthe

UNSC,inviewofBelgium’selection,atthesametime

as SouthAfrica, as a Non-Permanent Member of the

UNSC.

Co-operation with Flanders was strong on ASGISA and

JIPSA,especiallyintheareaofskillsdevelopment,youth

programmesanddevelopmentofSMMEs.

The Netherlands

Since 1994, the Dutch Government has consistently

supportedSouthAfricaintermsofbilateralandmultilateral

relations.A largenumberofbilateralagreementshave

beensignedandhigh-levelbilateralministerialmeetings

areheldfrequently.

TheinauguralSA-NetherlandsJointCommissionwasheld

on 10 October 2006, in Pretoria. The agenda included

co-operation onASGISA and JIPSA. In this context the

Dutch announced that the Netherlands recognised the

importanceofASGISAandJIPSAandwereofferingthree

initiatives:The placing of mid-career professionals in the

Netherlandsforthreemonths,startingwitharound50but

possiblyincreasingthenumberto100,thetrainingofmid-

career professionals (about 50 per annum), and inviting

unemployedgraduatesforplacementforanagreedperiod

with companies in the Netherlands, through the South

AfricaNetherlandsChamberofCommerce(SANEC).

The Netherlands also offered trilateral co-operation in

certainAfricancountries.

Luxembourg

LuxembourgandSouthAfricaenjoygoodbilateralrelations,

mostlydrivenbytheSouthAfricanEmbassyinBrussels,as

LuxembourgdoesnothaveanEmbassy inSouthAfrica.

High-level visits between the two states take place from

time to time. South Africa and Luxembourg engage in

substantialandfruitfulco-operationpartnerships.

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German speaking and Nordic countries

InOctober2006thefifthSA-GermanyBinationalCommission

washostedinBerlinandco-chairedbyMinisterDlaminiZuma

andhercounterpartMinisterSteinmeier.Thisyeara theme

wasattached to theBNC togive it newmomentumand to

focuscommitteesonspecific time limits.All thecommittees

haveidentifiedprojectsrelatedtothe2010WorldCupandwill

beworkingtowardssustainableoutcomes.

The relevant missions and the directorate were seized

withinter-actionandintensifyingofrelationswiththenew

governmentsinGermanyandSweden.

TheSwissMinisterofScienceandTechnologyvisitedSouth

Africaearlyin2007andwashostedbyMinisterMangena.

DuringannualdonorconsultationswithrespectiveGerman-

SpeakingandNordicCountriesitwasensuredthatsocio-

economic issues in South Africa and the region were

pertinent on the agenda and this led to several trilateral

developmentaidprojects.

Severaldelegationsfromalllevelsofgovernmentvisited

Germany during the build up to the Soccer World Cup

2006 to learn and gain experience on how to organise

suchanevent.DuringtheSoccerWorldCupinJuly2006,

PresidentMbekiandrelevantministersattendedthefinal

matchandtheunveilingofthelogobyFIFAforthe2010

event inSouthAfrica.At this timePresidentMbekiwas

received by President Koehler and Chancellor Merkel

and had the opportunity to discuss matters of mutual

concern.

A meeting of the South African - Swedish Peace and

Security Working Group was held in Pretoria. Conflict

preventionandpeacekeepingwerediscussed.

TheNorwegian-SouthAfricanWorkingGroupmetatofficials’

leveldiscussco-operationonbilateralandmultilaterallevels

to promote and sustain peace. Co-operation withinAfrica

wasalsodiscussed.

AnAgreementbetweenSouthAfricaandSwitzerlandontraining

foroperationalcommanderswiththeDRCwasfinalised.

InFebruary2007DeputyMinisterPahadandhisSwiss

Counterpart, State Secretary Ambuhl co-chaired the

annualSA-SwitzerlandWorkingGroupmeeting inCape

Town and several joint projects with partners in Africa

wereidentified.

SouthAfricaparticipatedintheHelsinkiProcesstopromote

theMillenniumDevelopmentGoals.

Provided quality information and opportunities for

interactionwithkey roleplayers to the foreignbusiness

communitytoaddressmisconceptionsaboutSouthAfrica

byhostingroadshowswiththeDepartmentofTradeand

Industry.

AsuccessfulBusinessandInvestorSeminar focusingon

opportunitieswasheldinGermany.

SouthAfricasuccessfullyparticipatedinseveraltradefairs

inGermanythatresultedinconclusionofsales.

A South African Tourism and Trade event was held in

StockholmaswellasHelsinki.

MEDITERRANEAN EUROPE

Relations between SouthAfrica and the countries of

the Mediterranean Europe region have undergone

significant growth in recent years and this growth is

manifestedacrossthespectrumofbilateralrelations.

High-leveldiscussionstookplacethroughout2006and

early2007,focussinginteraliaondeepeningeconomic

interactionbystrengtheningunderstandingandsupport

forASGISAandJIPSA;sharingviewsoninternational

effortstofindlastingpeaceandstabilityontheAfrican

continent as well as on other international issues of

sharedconcern.Thesediscussionstookplaceagainst

thebackgroundofstrengtheningtheSA-EUstrategic

partnership as well as the need for strengthened

African relations with the EU. The Mediterranean

region’sroleandinfluenceontheglobalagendaisalso

significant and consultations included strengthening

theAgendaoftheSouth,includingthroughthereform

of international institutions and the global financial

architecture.

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France

Bilateral relations between South Africa and France are

excellentandfocusonregularhigh-leveldialogueonAfrican

issues,bilateralco-operationandeffortstopromoteenhanced

economic relations, inter alia through the first SA-French

BusinessForumheldinJohannesburginNovember2006.

South Africa and France also signed a partnership

agreementoutliningdevelopmentprojectsworthR3,1billion

inSeptember2006.TheFrameworkPartnershipDocument

(DCP) covers infrastructure development, small business

andjobcreationandthepromotionofcleanenergysources.

ParisfacilitatedtheloanofasparegeneratorfromElectricite

deFrance(EDF)toEskomtoenableurgentrepairsatthe

Koeberg nuclear power station and the restoration of the

electricitysupplyintheWesternCape.

PrimeMinisterDominiquedeVillepinvisitedSouthAfricain

December2006andhelddiscussionswithPresidentMbeki.

Minister Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma represented President

Mbekiat theFrance-Africasummit inCannes inFebruary

2007.Thesummitconsideredthreefocalquestions:Africa’s

useof itsnaturalresources, theroleofAfrica in theworld

andAfrica’sengagementwiththeInformationSociety.The

Director-General of Foreign Affairs, Dr Ayanda Ntsaluba,

heldpoliticalconsultationswithhiscounterpart,Ambassador

PhilippeFaure,inParisinDecember2006.

Italy

RelationsbetweenItalyandSouthAfricaareexcellentandhave

beendeepenedandstrengthenedthroughinteractionatbilateral

level,andalsoattheleveloftheEU,G-8NEPADAfricaAction

Plan,andthroughtheUN,especiallyinregardtopeacekeeping

missions and humanitarian efforts. Relations have received

majorimpetuswiththeincreaseofhighlevelvisits.

ThethreemainobjectivesofPresidentMbeki’ssuccessful

StateVisittoItalyinMarch2006havesincebeenachieved,

thatisclosereconomicco-operation,morefrequentsenior

officialpoliticalconsultationsparticularlyonAfricanPeace

Processes and Post Conflict Reconstruction, and South

Africa’sbidtohostthe3rdcentreoftheInternationalCentre

forGeneticEngineeringandBiotechnology(ICGEB).

BusinessinteractionsincetheStateVisithassignificantly

increased.Preparationshavebegun for ahigh-level visit

toSouthAfricabyalargedelegationofItalianindustrialists

in July 2007. The delegation will be led by the Italian

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs,

Mr. Massimo D’Alema and will focus on investment and

trade opportunities in South Africa within the framework

ofASGISAandthepreparationsfor the2010FIFAWorld

Cup.Severalpreparatoryvisitshaveprecededtheplanned

ConfindustriavisitinJuly2007:TheItalianDeputyMinister

ofTransport,AndreaAnnunziata,ledadelegationtoSouth

AfricainNovember2006.ThiswasfollowedbytheItalian

DeputyMinisterofTradeandIndustry,Dr.Agostini’svisitto

SouthAfricainMarch2007.Thefirstoftheseniorofficials’

politicalconsultations tookplace inPretoriaon27March

2007,whenDr.Ntsalubametwithhis Italiancounterpart,

AmbassadorArmandoSanguini.SouthAfricawonthebid

tohostthe3rdICGEBinCapeTown.

Spain

Excellent ties of friendship and co-operation exist

betweenSouthAfricaandSpainand theycontinue tobe

further consolidated and strengthened.There is a strong

convergence of views between Spain and South Africa

onmostimportantforeignpolicyissues,aswellasahost

of domestic issues such as gender, civil rights, rights of

immigrants, economic policy and social development

issues. Spain is displaying a greater awareness of the

challengesand issuespertaining to thedevelopingworld

andmoreparticularlyAfrica.

At theThirdAnnualPoliticalConsultations inTshwane in

July2006,DeputyForeignMinisterPahadandhisSpanish

counterpart,SecretaryofStateDrBernardinoLeonGross,

heldbilateraldiscussionsona rangeof issuesofmutual

concern.DuringSeptember2006,Spain’sDeputyMinister

ofTrade,IndustryandTourismpaidavisittoSouthAfrica

withadelegationof30CEOsofmajorSpanishcompanies.

ANon-DoubleTaxationAgreementwassigned,whichwill

serve to foster even closer economic relations between

SouthAfricaandSpain.

Expo Zaragoza is taking place in 2008. In this regard, a

delegationofseniorDWAFofficials,includingitsDirector-

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General,MrJabulaniSindane,attendedtheFirstPlanning

MeetingonExpoZaragozainSpaininNovember2006.

A successful bilateral meeting between Dr Ntsaluba and

hisSpanishcounterpart,MrRafaelDezcallar,tookplacein

February2007inCapeTown.

Portugal

There has been a marked increase in interaction

between Portugal and South Africa in the past year.

The realisation of the second EU/Africa Summit

towardstheendof2007,duringPortugal’sPresidency

of the EU, has been identified as a priority for both

countries. South Africa views Portugal as a valued

partner in the development of Africa. The increasing

numbers of high level meetings are indicative of this

growing partnership. In March 2006, President Mbeki

attended the inauguration of Prof. Anibal Cavaco

SilvaasPortugal’snewPresident. InNovember2006,

Deputy President Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka paid an

official visit toPortugal.Shewasaccompaniedby the

Minister of Education as well as the Deputy Ministers

ofForeignAffairs,Communications,TradeandIndustry

andArts and Culture.The Deputy President was also

joinedbylargesteverbusinessdelegationfromSouth

AfricaseekingbusinessopportunitieswithPortuguese

companies - both in Europe and on the African

Continent.Inadditiontothesigningofadoubletaxation

agreement,asuccessfultradeandinvestmentseminar

and an exclusive meeting with the most influential

Portuguese business persons were held to further

strengthen economic ties.By year end, SA exports

reported a 49.4% increase compared to 2005, which

improvedthetradebalanceinSouthAfrica’sfavour.

Greece

DeputyMinisterAzizPahadpaidanofficialvisittoAthens

from 27 January to 1 February 2006, and held bilateral

politicalandeconomicdiscussionswithhiscounterpart,Mr

Evripidis Styliandis. SouthAfrica and Greece also have

strong cultural ties through the Hellenic community in

SouthAfrica,whichplaysapositiveandconstructiverole

inthereconstructionanddevelopmentofSouthAfrica.

CENTRAL EUROPE

The accession in May 2004 of five Central European

countries (Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Slovak

Republic and Slovenia) and the three Baltic countries

(Estonia,LatviaandLithuania)aswellastheaccessionof

BulgariaandRomaniaon1January2007totheEuropean

Union is expected to further South Africa’s political and

economicrelationswiththesecountriesfurther,withthem

becoming, on the one hand, competitors in trade and

development aid, but also allies in terms of the level of

development,whichis,atthisstageclosertothatofSouth

AfricathantomostofthecurrentEUmembers.

TheCzechPresident,ProfVáclavKlauspaidastatevisitto

SouthAfricafrom12to13December2006.Thevisitwas

ofhistoricimportancesinceitwasthefirstvisitofaHeadof

StatefromtheCzechRepublicsincetheVelvetrevolution

andseparationfromSlovakiain1991.Thevisitwasalso

the first visit of aHead of State fromCentral Europe to

sub-SaharanAfrica. The visit provided an opportunity to

concretise bilateral relations between the two countries.

TheCzechRepublicregardsSouthAfricaas itsstrategic

partnerinsub-SaharaAfricaandthiscooperationimpacts

onregionalandcontinentalrelationsbetweensub-Sahara

Africa,CentralEuropeandtheEuropeanUnion(EU).

During the visit a bilateral Agreement on Economic

Cooperation was signed as well as a letter of Intent on

ScientificandTechnologicalCooperation.PresidentKlaus

wasaccompaniedbyanimportantbusinessdelegationand

aSouthAfrica-CzechBusinessForumwasheld to focus

ontradeandinvestmentopportunities.AMemorandumof

UnderstandingbetweentheChambersofCommerceand

IndustrySouthAfrica(CHAMSA)andtheCzechChamber

ofEconomicwasconcluded inaneffort toensurecloser

interactionbetweenbusinessesinthetwocountries.

A Memorandum on Understanding between the national

Research Foundation of South Africa and the Academy

ofSciencesof theCzechRepublicwassignedinApril in

Prague.

The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Dr Nkosazana Dlamini

Zuma,paidanofficialvisittoSlovakiaon11and12June

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2007. This visit was of historic importance since it was

thefirstvisitbyaSouthAfricanForeignMinistertoanew

EuropeanUnion(EU)memberstateinCentralEuropesince

theenlargementoftheEUin2004.Thevisitprovidedan

opportunitytoconcretisebilateralrelations,stepuppolitical

dialogueandelevate relations toahigher level between

thetwocountries.Thelegalframeworksbetweenthetwo

countrieswereexpandedwiththesigningofaMemorandum

ofUnderstandingonPoliticalConsultationsinaneffortto

strengthenpoliticaldialogue.

It will be important to maintain and further strengthen

politicalandeconomictieswiththesecountries.Inorderto

helpaddressthisneed,SouthAfricaopenedanEmbassy

inBucharestinDecember2006andcontinuedeffortswill

bemade todevelop theelementofeconomicdiplomacy

specifically in theRepublicsofPoland,Hungaryand the

CzechRepublic.SouthAfricashouldtakeintocognizance

the business opportunities in Central Europe, participate

activelyinfairsandexhibitionsandorganizevisitsbySouth

Africanbusinessgroupstoexplorebusinessopportunities.

Specialmentionmustbemadeofanumberofcountriesin

thisregionthatplayanimportantroleinthefieldofScience

and Technology and priority attention is to be given to

developing programmes, or conclude agreements of co-

operationinthisarea.

Poland is generally seen as a strong role player in the

CentralEuropeanregion.ThebiggestoftheEUmembers

insize,GDPandpopulation,Polandmayplaya leading

roleintryingtoensureamoreequitabledistributionfrom

theEUbudgettothenewlyjoinedmembers.

OfimportanceisthatSloveniaenteredtheEuroZoneon1

January2007andwilloccupytheEUPresidencyduringthe

firsthalfof2008,thefirst‘new’memberoftheEUtodoso.

TheLithuanianAmbassador,MsASkaisgiryteLiauskiene

presented her credentials to President Mbeki on 4 May

2007 and the first ever visit by a Lithuanian Minister of

ForeignAffairswilltakeplaceinJune2007.

TheCzechRepublicandCroatiastronglysupportsSouth

Africa regarding the reform of the United Nations, and

bothcountrieshaveputforwarditscandidatureasaNon-

permanentMemberoftheUNSCfortheperiod2008/2009

representingtheCentralandEasternEuropeanGroup.

Turkey

RelationsbetweenSouthAfricaandTurkeydemonstrated

further consolidation during 2006/7, with emphasis on

growingbilateraltradeandinvestment.Anumberofhigh-

levelvisitstookplaceduringthisperiod,whichcontributed

toenhancingrelationsbetweenthetwocountries.

TurkeyremainsSouthAfrica’slargesttradeandinvestment

partner in Central and Eastern Europe.Turkey’s foreign

directinvestment(FDI)inSAcurrentlyamountsto$US60

millionandinterestfromnewinvestors,aswellascurrent

investorstoincreasetheirFDI,hasbeennoted.

Amongbilateralagreementscurrentlybeingconsidered,isa

MemorandumofUnderstandingonDefenseCo-operation.

MinistersErwinandLekotavisitedTurkeyinMayandJune

2006respectivelytointeraliasupportDenel’sRooivalkbid

forTurkey’sATAKhelicopterprogramme.AlthoughDenel

wasunsuccessful in thisbid,variousnewpossibilities for

co-operationinthedefense-industrialfieldexist.

Relationsonprovincialandlocalgovernmental levelsare

alsoreceivingattentionandWesternCapePremierRasool

visited Turkey in November 2006 to attend the MUSIAD

TradeFair.DuringthisvisithealsometwithPrimeMinister

Erdogan.

Intermsofmultilateralissues,MinisterMatsepe-Casaburri

ledaSouthAfricandelegationtoTurkeyinNovember2006

to attend the International Telecommunications Union

meeting.TurkeysupportedSouthAfrica’scandidaturefor

theNon-Permanentseaton theUnitedNationsSecurity

Council,andvariouslobbyactionswerelaunchedbythe

respectivecountriesforelectiontointernationalbodies.

Turkey continues to support Africa through its ‘Africa

Outlook’ programme, an initiative aimed at developing

relations and enhancing trade links, co-operation, and

politicaldialoguewithkeycountriesinSub-SaharaAfrica.

Several initiatives were launched during 2006 to support

developmentinAfrica.

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EASTERN EUROPE

The South African Government considers the Russian

Federation a strategic partner. Russia is a permanent

memberoftheUNSCandaG-8member.Foreignrelations

between the two countries were consolidated through

continuedhigh-levelpoliticaldialogue.Undertheumbrella

oftheInter-GovernmentalTradeandEconomicCommittee

(ITEC 6) bilateral relations further expanded strongly.

It remains a SouthAfrican prerogative to expand its co-

operationwithRussiainthestrategicmineralsandenergy

sectors. The relationship is further characterized by the

Presidential policy objective of establishing SouthAfrica

asakeyplayerinouterspaceresearchandinternational

astronomy.The SouthAfrican Government will increase

its focus on strengthening its relations with the Russian

Federationinthefollowingareas:Highlevelconsultations

onmineralsandenergy,closerlinksbetweenBEEentities

and theRussianFederationand itsprovinces; increased

SouthAfricanexports;promotingculturaltiesandbilateral

tourismandtheconsolidationofSouthAfrica’sinternational

positionindeep-spaceresearchthroughjoint-ventures.

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MINISTERIAL VISITS ABROAD 2006/07:

DATE DESTINATION EVENT

2006

23–24May London UKBilateralForum

9–10June Brazzaville,RepublicofCongo

AUMinisterialMeeting(todiscussdraftCharteronDemocracy,ElectionsandGovernance)

12–15June Bamako,Mali FASWomen’sConferenceonGender,PeaceandSecurityinAfrica.

20June Sudan PresidentialWorkingVisit

25June GuineaConakry WorkingVisit

28–29June

1–2July

Banjul,TheGambia •9thSessionoftheExecutiveCouncil(MinisterialMeeting)

•7thOrdinarySessionoftheAssembly(Summit/HeadsofStatemeeting)

4-5July Niger(Niamey StateVisit

7–9July Germany PresidentialWorkingvisit:SoccerWorldCup

13July Iran OfficialVisit

15-17July Russia G8Summit

20July IvoryCoast IWGMeeting

4August Namibia AnnualMinisterialCommitteeoftheOrgan(MCO)

14-15August

17August

18-19August

Lesotho • SADCCouncilofMinistersMeeting

• SummitOrganTroika

• SADCHeadsofStateandGovernmentSummit

30August Rwanda 4thSouthAfrica-RwandaJointCommissionofCo-operation

8September IvoryCoast IWGMeeting

11September

12–13September

Brazil • IBSAMinisterialMeeting

• IBSASummit

14September

15-16September

Cuba • MinisterialMeetingPrecedingXIVNAM

• XIVNAMSummit

18-27September NewYork,USA UNGA61:GeneralDebate

23–24October Germany 5thBinationalCommission

25October UK,London LondonSchoolofEconomicsLecture(LSE)

26October Scotland OliverTamboCommemoration

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DATE DESTINATION EVENT

2006

27October UK,London MeetingACPHeadsofMissionontheDiaspora

3November

4–5November

Beijing,PRC • MinisterialMeeting:ForumonChina-AfricaCo-operation(FOCAC)

• ForumonChina-AfricaCo-operation(FOCAC)Summit

13November Belgium • Meeting:MinisterDeGucht

• SA-EUJointCooperationCouncil

16November

17–18November

Ethiopia • SADCMinisterialPreparatoryMeeting

• AUExtraordinaryExecutiveCouncilMeeting

19November Nairobi BilateralMeeting:FMofKenya

4December Japan WorkingVisit

8December USA,WashingtonDC BilateralMeeting:PresidentsMbeki&Bush

11–12December Bamako(Mali) SA/Mali:JCC

2007

7January

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USA,WashingtonDC v BilateralMeetingDrCondoleezaRice,USASecretaryofState

v InterviewwithTheWashingtonDiplomatNewspaper

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10January

USA,NewYork v MeetingwithPresidentofSecurityCouncil

v MeetingwithnewSecretaryGeneral

v HandoveroftheChairmanshipoftheGroupof77

24January

25–26January

29–30January

Ethiopia v FemmesAfricaSolidarite9thAUPre-SummitConsultativemeeting

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v AUSummit

15-16February France(Cannes) French/AfricaSummit

2March IvoryCoast IWGMeeting

5March Benin PresidentialWorkingVisit

6March Ghana 50THIndependenceDayCelebrations

7–10March Guinea(Conakry) WorkingVisit

13–14March SaudiArabia StateVisit

19-20March Norway 6thInformalNordic-AfricanForeignMinister’smeeting

28March USA,NY SecurityCouncilMeeting

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State Visits

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MinisterDr.NkosazanaDlaminiZumasigningaBilateralAgreementwithherSudanesecounterpartMinisterDr.BBenjamin

PROGRAMME 3: Protocol and Public Diplomacy

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