Minister of International Relations of SA Maite Nkoana Visited India

Minister of International Relations and Cooperation of South Africa, Maite Nkoana-Mashabane was in India on 7 and 8 March 2011 for the South Africa - India JMC Bilateral Relations and an IBSA Ministerial Meeting. The 8th session of India-South Africa Joint Ministerial Commission took place in New Delhi on 7th March 2011 during the visit of the South Africa’s Minister of International Relations. The Agreed Minutes of the 8th session of India- South Africa JMC were signed by the two Foreign Ministers. India and South Africa also agreed for an early finalisation of SACU-India Preferential Trade Agreement. During the meeting the two sides discussed a wide range of subjects of bilateral interest covering political, economic cooperation, trade and investment, infrastructure, mineral resources, agriculture, Information and communication technology, cultural relations, security cooperation and visa and consular matters. The two sides reaffirmed their intent to cooperate at regional and multilateral fora including UN, G-77, G-20, IOR-ARC, IBSA and BRIC.