South African Deputy President Jacob Zuma will host his Turkish counterpart, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on an official visit in South Africa from Wednesday to Saturday, 2 - 5 March 2005. The South African delegation will include, among others, Ministers Jeff Radebe, Mosiuoa Lekota, Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, Mandisi Mpahlwa, Deputy Foreign Minister Aziz Pahad and South Africa's representative to Turkey, Ambassador Mngqikana.
Let me express my appreciation in welcoming the Prime Minister of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who has come to South Africa at my invitation. Question: Prime Minister Erdogan, we understand that when the Deputy President visited Turkey in 2003 an agreement was reached with regard to the peaceful use of nuclear energy. Answer: (Deputy President Zuma) I have been fully briefed by Prime Minister Erdogan on this matter.
Media advisory: Deputy President Jacob Zuma to address Civil Society Engagement Conference Deputy President Jacob Zuma will tomorrow, 12 March 2005, give an opening address at the Civil Society Engagement Conference, organised by the National Heritage Council to deliberate on the role of the civil society in directing the heritage sector, and start preparations for the World Heritage Committee meeting to be held in South Africa in July.
Let me begin by thanking the Pan-South African Language Board for organising the celebration of this year's UNESCO International Mother Language Day. Given the legacy of apartheid and its use of language and culture as instruments of power, only two of the 11 official languages are fully developed and enjoy precedence over other languages.