Tuesday, November 24, 2009

Minister to participate in Commonwealth Summit

By Ofentse Mokae
23 November 2009


Minister of International Relations and Cooperation Maite Nkoana Mashabane is scheduled to leave for Trinidad and Tobago today.

Her department says in a statement she will participate in the Commonwealth Heads of Government summit.

While the summit will take place this weekend, a meeting of Commonwealth Foreign Ministers will take place earlier in the week.

The meeting will discuss and make recommendations to heads of state regarding various political issues, the global economic situation, climate change and the youth.

Nkoana- Mashabane will depart for Cuba following the summit where she will co-chair the Sixth South Africa-Cuba Joint Bilateral Commission.

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