Your Excellency Dr Abbas Araghchi, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Your Excellency, Mr Mohsen Mohavhedi Ghomi, Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the Republic of South Africa, Professor Anil Sooklal, Deputy Director-General of Asia...

The Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Lindiwe Sisulu, MP, has wished all women a happy International Women’s Day by calling on them to be at the centre of conflict resolution, mediation and peacekeeping. This comes as the international community marks...

Ambassador Marcus Cornaro, Ambassador of the European Union to South Africa
Heads of Mission of European Union Member States accredited to South Africa
Head of the European Investment Bank Offices in South Africa, Mr Tom Anderson
Officials from DIRCO and the...

The 8^th South Africa – France Forum for Political Dialogue, co-chaired by the South African Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Ms L N Sisulu and the French Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, Mr Jean-Yves le Drian took place in Pretoria, on 28...

President Cyril Ramaphosa has congratulated his Nigerian counterpart, His Excellency Muhammadu Buhari, following his successful re-election to the position of President of the Republic of Nigeria as declared by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)....

Mr President,

We are grateful for the informative briefing provided by Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs, Ms Rosemary DiCarlo. 

Mr President,

The United Nations...

GENEVA, SWITZERLAND, 25 FEBRUARY 2019

Mr President,
Ministers and Deputy Ministers present,
Excellencies,
Ladies and Gentlemen

Permit me to begin by congratulating Ms Michelle Bachelet on assuming the Office of...