Wednesday, September 9, 2009

Preparations ahead of the EU-South Africa summit

The climate, the economic crisis and trade are some of the issues South African President Jacob Zuma and Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt will be discussing on Friday when the EU and South Africa meet at summit level.The agenda includes the economic crisis and preparations ahead of the G20 summit. It is important for them to be in agreement on how the financial institutions should be reformed and that we resist protectionism.

The Presidency will also be represented by the EU’s High Representative for Common Foreign and Security Policy Javier Solana. In addition to Prime Minister Reinfeldt, Swedish participants will include Minister for International Development Cooperation Ewa Björling.

The visit opens on Thursday in Johannesburg with bilateral talks between Sweden and South Africa. The Prime Minister will also participate at a trade seminar and hold a speech at the University of Witswatersrand, a university which has produced four Nobel Prize Laureates. In his speech, the Prime Minister will speak about the global challenges facing the EU and South Africa as well as human rights and the fight against HIV/AIDS.

Programme points:
Thursday 10 September – Johannesburg

09.00 Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt speaks at the seminar ” Symbiocity- sustainability by Sweden”, organised by the Swedish Trade Council and the Swedish Embassy.

09.25 Press conference

10.45 Speech at the University of Witswatersrand
Thursday 10 September – Cape Town

16.25 Talks between Sweden and South Africa

17.40 Press conference. Location: Thuynhuis
Friday 11 September – Kleinmond

11.00 Summit EU – South Africa

15.00 Joint press conference, and signing of the TDCA agreement, location: Rooisand Room, Kleinmond

17.00 The Prime Minister visits Khyelitsha

Source Swedish Presidency of the European Union

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