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Petition on current situation in Palestine: National Coalition for Palestine briefing
23 Nov 2016
The National Coalition for Palestine (NC4P) in South Africa briefed the Committee on a petition presented to Parliament on 9 August 2014 following a peaceful march attended by over 200 000 people. It said the motivation for the march and the petition was the savage attacks on Palestinians, especially children, which ...
International Relations
Coordinating Ministry: Political Legal and Security Affairs of Republic of Indonesia
2 Nov 2016
The Portfolio Committee on International Relations and Co-operation met with the Indonesian delegation, which included the Indonesian Ambassador to South Africa, and deputy ministers and special staff from the Coordinating Ministry for Political, Judicial and Security. The point of the meeting was to study the South African perception of Indonesia, ...
International Relations
SADC-EU Economic Partnership Agreement negotiations impact on SA Foreign Policy; South African Jews for a Free Palestine (SAJFP) on current Palestine/Israel political situation
7 Sep 2016
Both the Department of Trade and Industry and of International Relations and Cooperation briefed the Committee on the South African Development Community and European Union Economic Partnership Agreement. The departments were in agreement that trade negotiations were informed by and were in line with national development objectives set out in ...
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Brexit impact: DIRCO & Institute for Global Dialogue; SA-EU & EU-SADC Economic Partnership Agreements: Foreign Policy impact; African Renaissance Fund 4 quarter 2015/16 performance
31 Aug 2016
The Committee was briefed by the Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) on a wide range of economic and political issues arising from Britain’s decision to leave the European Union (EU), and the implications for South Africa’s trade relations with Europe and the African continent. The quarterly performance of ...
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Foreign Service Bill [B35-2015]: briefing
24 May 2016
The Department of International Relations and Cooperation briefed the Committee on the Foreign Service Bill.
The Committee was taken through the Bill clause by clause with explanations on what each clause covered. The long title of the Bill was the management, administration and functioning of the Foreign Service of the ...
International Relations
Committee Report on International Relations Budget
20 Apr 2016
The Portfolio Committee met to consider the draft report on the Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) Budget Vote 6. It was agreed that the observations made by the Members should be considered directly, rather than going through the entire body of the report page by page. The observations ...
International Relations
Department of International Relations & Cooperation & African Renaissance Fund 2016 Annual Performance Plans
13 Apr 2016
The Portfolio Committee on International Relations and Cooperation met with the Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) and the African Renaissance and International Cooperation Fund (ARF) to be briefed on their annual performance plans for 2016/2017.
DIRCO said that South Africa had highly skilled diplomats who had ensured that ...
International Relations
South African Council on International Relations (SACOIR); SA Association of Former Ambassadors: DIRCO briefing
16 Mar 2016
The Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) provided a broad overview of the two organisations: the South African Council on International Relations (SACOIR) and the Association of Former Ambassadors. The genesis of the SACOIR came about due to the Minister and Deputy Ministers of International Relations and Cooperation wishing ...
International Relations
Minister on the Foreign Service Bill
16 Mar 2016
The Minister of International Relations and Cooperation said the White Paper on South Africa’s Foreign Policy expressed the vision that South Africa should be a successful, influential and leading member of the international community and contribute to the development of their region, continent and the world. It also placed emphasis ...
International Relations
Regional economic integration and the Presidential Infrastructure Championing Initiative: Department briefing
9 Mar 2016
The Department of International Relations and Cooperation briefed the Committee on Regional Economic Integration
Specific milestones and timelines had been set on regional economic integration in Africa. The aim was to have a Southern African Development Community Free Trade Area by 2008 and it was achieved. However the rest of ...