GORE MEETS MBEKI

UNITED States Vice President Al Gore held talks with Deputy President Thabo Mbeki shortly after his arrival in Cape Town on Wednesday. The talks are first of a series of meetings between the two men during his three-day visit. Gore also met with President Nelson Mandela at his Cape Town office to brief him about his discussions with Mbeki, held in advance of Thursday’s opening session of a two-day binational commission meeting. Thursday’s opening will focus on the creation of a law-enforcement co-operation committee which is to be co-chaired by South African Safety and Security Minister Sydney Mufamadi and US Attorney General Janet Reno.