JOHANNESBURG. Oct. 21 (Xinhua) -- Military cooperation between South Africa and Botswana will be high on the agenda at a four-day meeting between the two countries that starts in Cape Town on Tuesday.
The Joint Permanent Commission on Defense and Security (JPCDS) would also look at cooperation between the two countries to combat firearms and drug smuggling, and human trafficking, South Africa's defense ministry said in a statement on Monday.
Defense Minister Charles Nqakula and his Botswana counterpart, Dikgakgamatso Seretse, would lead their respective delegations at the 8th session of the JPCDS, which first met in 2000.
"It is further expected to discuss plans and security arrangements to ensure a successful hosting by South Africa of the2010 FIFA World Cup Soccer Tournament," the ministry said.
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
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