Namibia hosts the inaugural session of the Mali-Namibia Joint Permanent Commission of Co-operation in Windhoek on Monday and Tuesday. In a media statement, the International Relations and Co-operation Ministry said the session would be held under the Co-operation Framework Agreement, signed between the two countries last year. Minister Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah and Malian Foreign Affairs, African Integration and International Co-operation Minister, Abdoulaye Diop, will co-chair the meeting. The Joint Permanent Commission discussions include issues of agriculture, mining, information and communication technology, fisheries, finance, education, culture and crafts. The consultations are expected to put bilateral relations between Namibia and Mali on a new standing and usher in improved bilateral co-operation of South-South Co-operation. Both countries are inspired by the conviction of fostering deeper relations among African countries to help achieve the objective of the AU Agenda 2063. The Malian delegation, led by Prime Minister Modibo Keita, will include several senior Cabinet ministers. Keita is expected to pay a courtesy call on President Hage Geingob at State House on Tuesday.