South African and Russian Heads of State Wrap up Talks
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05.08.2010
Dmitry Medvedev and President of South Africa Jacob Zuma reviewed plans for joint trade and economic projects.
Following the talks, intergovernmental agreements were signed in the presence of the two heads of state on easing visa requirements and on cooperation in the sphere of plant quarantine. In addition, the two countries signed a contract for the supply of enriched uranium products between TENEX and Eskom Holdings Ltd, and a Memorandum of Understanding between the Federal Space Agency (Roskosmos) and the South African National Space Agency (SANSA) on cooperation in the field of Earth observation.
On the Russian side, the meeting was attended by Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Natural Resources Minister Yuri Trutnev, who also heads the South African-Russian Intergovernmental Commission on Trade and Economic Cooperation.
After the talks, Dmitry Medvedev and Jacob Zuma held a joint news conference.
“Ties are developing between various provinces, organizations, cities and regions of the Russian Federation and the Republic of South Africa. Agreements have been concluded by St Petersburg, Cape Town and Johannesburg, Moscow and Pretoria, and a number of other provinces and regions of the Russian Federation,” President Medvedev said. “That is good, because it allows us to build up human relationships as well as develop trade and economic ties.”
President Zuma said: “The relations between South Africa and Russia date back to the solidarity and friendship during our struggle for liberation. South Africans and indeed many Africans will always fondly remember that selfless support by the people of this country and surroundings during the moment of great need when many of our countries in the African continent were fighting for their freedom and independence.”