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INTENSE SCHEDULE OF HIGH LEVEL MEETINGS OVER THE PAST FOUR MONTHS, INDICATES THAT ALREADY CLOSE BILATERAL RELATIONS BETWEEN DELHI AND PRETORIA WILL CONTINUE TO INTENSIFY. THE DECLARATION ALSO SETS THE STAGE FOR CONFIDSNTIAL CONFIOEN NTIA PAGE 03 PRET0R 03045 00 UF 04 O41400Z EXPANDED COOPERATION IV THE MULTILATERAL CONTEXT, PARTICULARLY WITHIN THE NAM AND THE UN (MOST NOTABLY UNSC REFORM - SEE PARA 8). THE DECLARATION SHUULD BE VIEWED AS PART OF SOUTH AFRICA'S ATTEMPT TO POSITION ITSELF AS A LEADER OF THE "SOUTH" -- ASPIRATIONS THAT WILL CERTAINLY HOWEVER, RIVALRIES WITHIN THE VAM SHOULD POSE OBSTACLES TO SOUTH AFRICAN AND INDIAN EFFORTS TO SHAPE A NAM CONSENSUS, PARTICULARLY REGARDING THE UN REFORM DEBATE. END SUMMARY. 3. (U) PRESIDENL NELSUN/MANDELA VISITED BANGLADESH AND