The Secretary-General met with Ms. Maite Nkoana-Mashabane of South Africa, today.

They discussed several regional issues, including the situation in Zimbabwe, Madagascar, Sudan and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

The Secretary-General and Ms. Nkoana-Mashabane also discussed the growing cooperation between the United Nations and the Southern African Development Community. The Secretary-General expressed his appreciation of President Zuma's role as co-chair of his High-Level panel on Global Sustainability.