Deputy President Paul Mashatile has arrived in Moscow for a working visit aimed at strengthening economic and trade ties between South Africa and Russia.
The Deputy President was received at the airport on Tuesday by the Deputy Head of State Protocol, Andrei Milyaev, the Deputy Director of the African Department, Andrei Stolyarov, and South Africa’s Deputy Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Alvin Botes.
According to the Deputy President’s Office, the visit will focus on enhancing economic cooperation between the two countries in sectors such as agriculture, automotive, energy, and mining industries, as well as cooperation in science and technology.
“It will take place in two cities, namely Moscow and St. Petersburg, for high-level engagements as well as economic diplomacy activities,“ the Deputy President’s Office said in a statement.
In Moscow, Mashatile will meet with the Prime Minister of Russia, Mikhail Mishutin, and lay a wreath at the memorial site dedicated to South Africa’s liberation stalwarts, John Beaver (JB) Marks and Moses Kotane.
Following this, he will participate in the 28th St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF2025). This year’s forum will be held from 19 – 21 June under the theme: “Shared Values: The Foundation of Growth in a Multipolar World”.
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