Press Release: Catherine Ashton in Southern Africa, 9-12 February

EU Trade Commissioner Catherine Ashton will travel to Southern Africa from the 9th to 12th of February, visiting South Africa and Botswana. She will hold talks with key government leaders with a view to moving forward the bilateral and region-to-region trade relationships. A key goal of the visit is to discuss the Economic Partnership Agreement with Southern African countries. Aside from meeting government leaders from South Africa and Botswana, Commissioner Ashton will also have a joint meeting with Angolan, Namibian, and South African (ANSA) ministers while in South Africa and a meeting with ministers from the Southern African Development Community (SADC) while in Botswana.

European Commission: MEMO/09/55: EU-Southern Africa trade http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=MEMO/09/55&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en

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