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teral talks between Russia and South Africa focusing on
economic and trade relations between the two countries entered the
second day at the Presidential Guesthouse in Pretoria this
morning.
Foreign affairs minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma and Russian deputy
Prime Minister Valentina Matviyenko are jointly chairing the talks
that seek to further cement trade and diplomatic relationships
between the two nations.
The four-day talks centre around trade, minerals, energy, health,
education, water and forestry as well as science and culture.
The meeting, which began yesterday, is being attended by senior
government officials from the developed and developing nations
discussing ways and means of joint co-operation between one of the
world's most powerful nations and Africa's emerging
powerhouse.
It is expected that the two delegations will adopt a working
agreement on Thursday that will tie them down to fostering and
implementing the Tshwane resolutions, likely to boost investment
and trade between Pretoria and Moscow.
The meeting comes a few days after South Africa held a bi-national
commission with its Zimbabwean counterpart last week in Pretoria,
where the two neighbours pledged to work together on wide ranging
issues.
Meanwhile, Russian President Vladimir Putin is expected to visit
the country next year, where he will meet President Thabo Mbeki. -
BuaNews
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