Africa-Press – Botswana. The Cape Dutch architecture of Mahlamba Ndlopfu, the principal official residence of the President of South Africa in Pretoria, provided the platform upon which President Advocate Duma Boko and his host, Mr Cyril Ramaphosa held an initial tête-à-tÄ›te.
Emerging from two-hour talks in the building, constructed in 1940 by an architect, Dr Gerard Moerdirk, who also designed other landmarks in the South Africa capital, including the University of Pretoria and the Voetrekker Monument, the two heads of state were brimming with confidence about this having set the tone for a solid working relationship.
“President Boko and I have had very good talks over his working visit,” President Ramaphosa revealed.
“This enabled us to get to know one another and discuss a number of issues of common interest to both countries. We have committed to get our ministers and government officials to get to work on a number of issues that we need to address ahead of the more formal setting of a Bi-National Commission,” President Ramaphosa said.
Mr Ramaphosa said the ‘friendly, cordial relations’ between Botswana and South Africa had been cultivated over many years and now the two leaders were particularly committed to advancing trade and investment.
“We are set to start doing things that will benefit the peoples of Botswana and South Africa, and we do believe that we will continue with the strong foundation laid between our two countries over many years. Both of us want to advance trade, investment and good international relations, so this has been a very good working visit,” President Ramaphosa said.
President Boko concurred that the visit had laid a solid foundation for strengthened collaboration that would deliver tangible benefit for the people of the two nations.
“The links and connections between Botswana and South Africa, run deep. The people are effectively one people, even affinities of language and families on both sides of the artificial divide that we call the border,” President Boko said.
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