/ 12 June 2007

DRC’s Kabila to visit SA

Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) President Joseph Kabila is scheduled to arrive in Cape Town on Wednesday on a three-day official visit.

Kabila will hold discussions with President Thabo Mbeki at Tuynhuys on Thursday, the Foreign Affairs Department said in a statement on Tuesday.

Issues on the agenda were expected to include bilateral political and economic relations, recent political developments in the DRC and support from the international community, including the United Nations, for political and economic processes in the DRC.

Kabila would also address a joint sitting of Parliament on Thursday, meet with Deputy President Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka and attend an official dinner hosted by Mbeki in his honour.

On Friday, Kabila and Mbeki would participate in the DRC business forum before Kabila leaves Cape Town for a visit to the North West. — Sapa