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Commonwealth Secretariat press release

Commonwealth Ministerial Group to Meet on Nigeria and The Gambia

27 August 1996

The Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group (CMAG) will meet at Marlborough House, London, tomorrow (Wednesday 28 August 1996) to consider its recent exchanges with the Nigerian Government regarding CMAG's proposed visit to Nigeria. It will also discuss recent political developments in The Gambia.

The meeting will be attended by the following representatives:

The Rt Hon Baroness Chalker
Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office Britain

The Hon Lloyd Axworthy, MP
Minister of Foreign Affairs
Canada

The Hon Dr Mohammed Ibn Chambas
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs
Ghana

The Hon Seymour Mullings
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Jamaica

The Hon Tan Sri Musa bin Hitam
Special Envoy of the Prime Minister
Malaysia

The Hon Sir Robin Gray
Minister of State and Associate Minister of Foreign Affairs
New Zealand

The Hon Mr Alfred B Nzo
Minister of Foreign Affairs
South Africa

The Hon Stan Mudenge (Chairman)
Minister of Foreign Affairs
Zimbabwe


Note to Editors:
CMAG was established by Commonwealth leaders in 1995 to deal with cases of serious or persistent violations of the 1991 Harare Commonwealth Declaration, which sets forth the Commonwealth's commitment to such values as democracy, human rights and the rule of law. The group met in December 1995 and April 1996, and in June 1996 met again for talks with representatives of the Nigerian Government.

There will be a photo opportunity at 9.15 a.m. tomorrow before the start of the meeting. A press conference is scheduled at the end of the meeting at a time to be advised.

Issued by the Information and Public Affairs Division, Commonwealth Secretariat,
Marlborough House,
Pall Mall,
London SW1Y 5HX,
United Kingdom.
Tel: 0207-839 3411;
Fax: 0207-839 9081;
Telex: 27678

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