President Jacob Zuma met with President Joseph Kabila Kabange of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) today, 3 September 2015, for bilateral consultations on the margins of the 70th Anniversary of the Victory of the Chinese Peoples' War of Resistance taking place in Beijing, in The People's Republic of China.
The two leaders reaffirmed the cordial relations that exist between the two countries and pledged to work further together to deepen the existing cooperation between South Africa and the DRC.
The two Heads of State directed their Ministers responsible for international relations to prioritise the preparations for the next meeting of the South Africa-DRC Binational Commission to take stock of the work done thus far in enhancing the various areas of cooperation.
The two countries are working together to implement the Grand Inga Treaty following the ratification of the Treaty by the two countries. A major component of relations between South Africa and the DRC is also linked to the regional and international search for peace and stability in the eastern DRC and the Great Lakes Region. There are several cooperation agreements between the two countries in various socio-economic and governance fields.
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Bongani Majola
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E-mail: bonganim@presidency.gov.za
