On February 28, the Special Representative of the President of the Russian Federation for the Middle East and Africa, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Russia Mikhail Bogdanov received the Ambassador of the Republic of South Africa in Moscow, Mzuvukile Jeff Maketuka, who presented a message from the Minister of International Relations and Cooperation of South Africa N.Pandora addressed to the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Sergey Lavrov on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Russia and South Africa.
During the conversation, issues of further development of traditionally friendly Russian-South African relations were discussed with an emphasis on strengthening mutually beneficial cooperation in trade, economic, scientific and humanitarian spheres. The intention of Moscow and Pretoria to deepen the political dialogue and maintain effective coordination of positions in the UN, BRICS, the Group of Twenty and other international platforms was also confirmed.
