Mbeki and Blair in bilateral discussions

President Thabo Mbeki is in Britain to hold political and economic bilateral discussions with his British counterpart Tony Blair. Their discussions will revolve around strengthening existing political and economic relations, conflict resolution in Africa and the reform of the United Nations. They will also discuss the Middle East situation, including Iran. Mbeki and his delegation, including Foreign Affairs Minister Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, will also take time to meet with captains of industry as well as the African Diplomatic Corps based in London. Britain is one of South Africa's largest foreign trading partners.