Pakistan key market for South Africa

Ambassador Madikiza said ties between Africa and partner countries in the Asian region have been growing steadily

ISLAMABAD:

Pakistan and South Africa enjoy excellent and cordial bilateral relations with the former a key market for expansion of business-to-business cooperation for the latter.

This was stated by South Africa’s High Commissioner Mthuthuzeli Madikiza on Wednesday during a web-talk on ‘South Africa’s Perspective on Evolving Geo-Economic Trends and Pakistan South Africa Economic Ties.’ The talk had been organised by the Centre for Middle East and Africa (CMEA) at the Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad (ISSI) under its Ambassadors’ Platform series.

Ambassador Madikiza said ties and collaboration between the African continent and partner countries in the Asian region have been growing steadily over the years. It has also strengthened the notion of progressive internationalism, which entails opposition to the perpetuation of the legacy of global imperialism, colonialism, racism, the dominance of the global north over the south, as well as global structural inequality and poverty.

On South Africa and Pakistan bilateral ties, he remarked that both sides enjoy excellent bilateral relations with the former considering it a priority to expand its economic ties with the latter.

“This partnership has evolved over the years, expanding to include strong people-to-people links and new and exciting opportunities,” Madikiza said.

Published in The Express Tribune, November 19^th, 2020.