By Simon Nare
International Affairs and Cooperation Minister Ronald Lamola and his UK counterpart Foreign Secretary David Lammy have committed to working together to grow both countries economically.
At a joint press conference in Cape Town where Lamola was hosting the visiting foreign secretary, he pointed out the importance of strengthening ties between the countries, which were severely affected by the Covid-19 pandemic, but also because of the general state of the global economy and other domestic challenges.
A recent state visit by President Cyril Ramaphosa in the UK and a separate working visit by Deputy President Paul Mashatile was geared at providing renewed impetus to the countries’ bilateral engagements.
“More specifically, the deputy president’s visit was to re-build investor confidence in South Africa and increase foreign direct investment into SA,” he said.
Lamola expressed enthusiasm on the convening of the UK-SA Bilateral Forum to discuss various issues.
He said
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