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Commonwealth Secretariat press release

Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group to meet in Botswana, 16-17 May 2002

14 May 2002

The Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group on the Harare Declaration (CMAG) will meet in Kasane, Botswana, on Thursday, 16 May and Friday, 17 May 2002. The meeting will be hosted by the Hon Lt Gen Mompati Merafhe, Foreign Minister of Botswana.

The Group was reconstituted at the last Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Coolum, Australia, in March this year and comprises Ministers from Australia, The Bahamas, Bangladesh, Botswana, India, Malta, Nigeria and Samoa. It is convened by the Commonwealth Secretary-General, Don McKinnon.

The Group's mandate from Heads of Government is to address serious or persistent violations of the Harare principles on democracy, good governance, human rights and the rule of law.


Note for Editors:

A press conference will be held in Kasane by Ministers and the Commonwealth Secretary-General at the end of the meeting on Friday, 17 May 2002, at approximately 15:45 hours (3.45 pm).

For further details about the meeting contact the Communications and Public Affairs Division, Commonwealth Secretariat on +44 20 7747 6385/2 or Joel Kibazo, Director of Communications and Public Affairs, Commonwealth Secretariat on + 44 7740450901 or from 16 May 2002 on +267 650300.

Enquiries about press accreditation may be addressed directly to Maria Pule, News Editor, Department of Information and Broadcasting, Gaborone, Botswana on +267-581702 3096
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