Madam Deputy Speaker, on Monday and Tuesday, 31 August and 1 September 2009, India-Brazil-South Africa, Ibsa, foreign Ministers, meeting in Brasilia, Brazil, affirmed that Ibsa, as a forum of developing democracies from three different continents, has become an important mechanism for strengthening co-ordination with regard to international and regional issues. This forum fosters South-South co-operation to amplify the collective voice of the South.
Furthermore, the Minister noted that challenges such as the international financial and economic crises require a co-ordinated approach and partnership response that involves both developed and developing countries.
The ANC, therefore, will continue to work with other countries to promote the transformation of the global order away from unilateralism and conflict. We will indeed continue to seek a path of hope and human solidarity. I thank you. [Applause.]