Minister of Foreign Affairs Honourable Thuli Dladla, with Ambassador Sibusisiwe Mngomezulu at the AU-EU Meeting

European Union (EU) and African Union (AU) Foreign Ministers held a Ministerial meeting from the 21st to 22nd January 2019, in Brussels.

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Honourable Thuli Dladla took part in this auspicious meeting which she attended with Undersecretary for International Cooperation Ms Jennifer Neves. This time the meeting reconfirmed the common determination to build partnership and go towards even stronger and deeper, and more political friendship between both continents. The meeting focused on three main themes:

Political Aspects – peace, security and governance

Economic Aspects – trade, investment and economic integration

Multilateralism – strengthening cooperation in support of a rules-based global order