SOUTH Africa and Côte d’Ivoire have on Thursday concluded a historic engagement which saw the signing of ten memoranda of understanding and agreements in various areas of cooperation.
In a room full of media in Abidjan, the South African and Ivorian delegations took centre stage for the signing ceremony.
The agreements cover areas such as defence, agriculture, a bilateral air services agreement, a cooperation agreement in the field of youth matters, and an agreement on economic and technical cooperation in the fields of energy, geology, mines and metallurgy, among others.
Making remarks during a media briefing on the occasion of his State Visit, President Cyril Ramaphosa said that he and his Ivorian Counterpart President Alassane Ouattara have agreed to work together on multilateral and global issues of mutual concern, including the reform of the UN Security Council.
He said the visit is historic because it is the first State
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