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1、QUESTIONNO:1267PUBLISHEDININTERNALQUESTIONPAPERNO21OF01AUGUST2008MRLBLABUSCHAGNE(DA)TOASKTHEMINISTEROFFOREIGNAFFAIRS:(1)Whetherthe(a)commissionofappointmentofacertainperson(nameanddetailsfurnished)hasbeencancelledorwithdrawnand(b)Ambassadoractedoninstructionin(i)cl

2、osingtheconsulateand(ii)terminatingtheappointmentofthesaidperson:ifnot,whatisthepositioninthisregard:ifso,whatwasthedateoftheinstruction:(2)Whetherthefailuretorequesttherenewalofthesaidperson’sdocumentationreflectedonthesaidperson’spersonalabilities;ifso,(3)Whether

3、thiswasdiscussedwiththesaidperson,ifnot,whynot;ifso(a)whataretherelevantdetailsand(b)whywastherenewaloftheexequaturnotrequested;(4)WhethertheclosureoftheconsulatewasbecauseVeniceanditsareaofjurisdictionnolongerrequiredaSouthAfricanHonoraryConsulate;ifnot,whatisthep

4、ositioninthisregard;ifso,whataretherelevantdetails;(5)WhethertheEuro800000trainingprogrammeobtainedbythesaidpersonwasimplemented;ifnot,whynot;ifso,whataretherelevantdetails?REPLY:(1)(a)TheExequaturwasnotcancelledorwithdrawn.ItexpiredintermsofItalianProtocolguidelin

5、es.(bi)DuetotheexpirationoftheExequaturtheopportunitywasusedtoreconsiderthenumberofHonoraryConsulsinItaly.(bii)N/A(2)No(3)AstheExequaturexpiredalettersignedbyAmbassadorShopewasforwardedtotheHonoraryConsul3March2008thankinghimforhisservices.(a)Letterattached(b)TheMi

6、ssionsinRomeandMilan,aftercarefulconsideration,areoftheopinionthattherearetoomanyHonoraryConsulsinasmallcountrysuchasItaly.171(4)DuetothecloseproximityoftheMissioninMilantoVenice,thisareacaneasilybeservicedfromMilan.Sincedetailsoftheprogrammearenotprovided,thereisn

7、ocertaintythatthisprogrammewasproperlyinthedomainoftheDepartmentofForeignAffairs.QUESTIONNO:1268PUBLISHEDININTERNALQUESTIONPAPERNO21OF01AUGUST2008Quote:MrLBLabuschagne(DA)toasktheMinisterofForeignAffairs:(1)(a)HowmanyhonoraryconsulsdoesSouthAfricahave?SouthAfricaha

8、s86honoraryconsuls/honoraryconsuls-generaland6vacantposts(b)wheredotheyserve;andSeeANNEXUREA(c)howaretheyevaluated;Thereisnosingledefinedmechanis