South Africa will promote nuclear security at the 2014 Nuclear Security Summit (NSS) to be held in The Hague from March 24-25, the Department of International Relations and Cooperation said on Sunday.

Minister of International Relations and Cooperation Maite Nkoana-Mashabane, accompanied by Energy Minister Ben Martins, will lead the delegation to the global nuclear security summit, the department said.

"South Africa's participation in the NSS process is informed by the shared vision of a world free of weapons of mass destruction, and in particular nuclear weapons.

"The 2014 Nuclear Security Summit takes place within this broader framework of South Africa's triple objectives of nuclear disarmament, nuclear nonproliferation, and the peaceful uses of nuclear energy," the department said in a statement.

Building on the 2010 Washington and 2012 Seoul summits, the main objective of The Hague summit is to review progress achieved since the NSS process started in 2010, and to contribute to the strengthening of nuclear security through stronger national measures and improved international cooperation.

South Africa has welcomed the progress that has been made since the first summit in Washington D.C. to strengthen nuclear security at national level, and through multilateral organizations, especially the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), the department said.

Nkoana-Mashabane will host a BRICS Meeting of Foreign Ministers on March 24, prior to the summit. BRICS is the acronym for the world's major emerging economies -- Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa.