DEA to host Princess Astrid on SA Agulhas II
The Department of Environmental Affairs will be hosting a high level Belgian economic mission presided over by HRH Princess Astrid of Belgium on board the SA Agulhas II in Cape Town on Friday, 25 October 2013. The Princess will be accompanied by representatives of HM The King of Belgium and a number of Belgian cabinet ministers.
SA Agulhas II. Source: Wikimedia Commons.
The Princess and the delegation will tour the SA Agulhas II and also witness the signing of a Letter of Intent to enhance collaboration between the South African National Antarctic Program (SANAP) and the International Polar Foundation (IPF).
SANAP and IPF continue to work together in conducting scientific research aimed at increase understanding of the natural environment and life in the Antarctic and Southern Ocean through appropriate science and technology.
Members of the media are invited to the visit are requested to RSVP with their full names, contact details and ID numbers to Ernest Mulibana (az.vog.tnemnorivne@anabiluME) or Sivuyile Ngaba (az.vog.tnemnorivne@abagNS) before Wednesday, 23 October 2013.
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