High level trade talks resume in Gaborone

According to a statement  from the EU, Commissioner Ashton spent the 9th and 10th of February in Cape Town, where she was expected to meet with South African Trade Minister Mandisi Mpahlwa and Foreign Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma.  She was also  to meet with the group of ANSA (Angola, Namibia, South Africa) ministers, as well as representatives from the South African parliament and civil society. 

A key goal of the visit is to discuss the Economic Partnership Agreement with Southern African countries.