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Distinguished members of the Media,
It is my pleasure to welcome you to this Media conference on the outcome of the just ended Extra Ordinary meeting of the SADC Council of Ministers.
The Extra Ordinary meeting of the SADC Council of Ministers was held in Lilongwe, Republic of Malawi on October 22-24, 2013. The meeting was attended by Ministers and/or their representatives from Angola, Botswana, DRC, Lesotho, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Seychelles, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia and
Zimbabwe. The meeting was also attended by the SADC Executive Secretary. The meeting was chaired by Honourable Ephraim Chiume, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Malawi and Chairperson of the SADC Council of Ministers.
