Visit to Japan of Mr. Thabo Mbeki, Executive Deputy President of the Republic of South Africa, and Mrs. Mbeki

March 13, 1998

1. Mr. Thabo Mbeki, Executive Deputy President of the Republic of South Africa, together with Mrs. Mbeki and a suite, will visit Japan from April 7 (Tue.) to 10 (Fri.) as Guest of the Foreign Ministry.

2. During their stay in Japan, Mr. and Mrs. Mbeki will be received in audience by Their Majesties The Emperor and Empress of Japan. Mr. Mbeki will also have talks with dignitaries including top officials of the Japanese Government, to exchange views widely on the international situation and bilateral issues.

3. Mr. Mbeki visited Japan in 1991 when he was Head of Department of International Affairs of the African National Congress (ANC), but is his first visit to Japan since the birth of the new Republic of South Africa in 1994.