The meeting, which was co-chaired by Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Maite Nkoana-Mashabane and her Belarusian counterpart Vladimir Makei also reviewed progress in trade and economic relations, as well as cooperation in education, agriculture and rural development.

“We renewed our continued support for the strengthening of economic and commercial relations and technical cooperation, especially in the automotive, capital equipment, agriculture and agro-processing sectors under the umbrella of the South Africa-Belarus Intergovernmental Committee of Trade and Economic Cooperation,” Minister Nkoana-Mashabane said at a joint media briefing after the meeting.

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