We are truly delighted to host His Excellency Mr Francois Hollande on his first State Visit to our country.Cooperation between the two countries cuts across a broad spectrum of areas including such areas as defence, development cooperation, science and technology, arts and culture, energy and agriculture.We also have strong economic linkages.France is South Africa’s third largest investment and trading partner in the European Union.

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