She says the deep and historic ties between south Africa and Russia should be the basis for strong economic relations growing bilateral trade.

Together with Russia’s Natural Resources Minister Dimitry Kobylkin, South Africa’s foreign minister Lindiwe Sisulu chaired the 15th session of the intergovernmental committee on trade and economic cooperation.

Sisulu had a bilateral meeting with her Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov.

They discussed Palestine, democratic governance on the African continent, South Africa’s rotating seat on the United Nations Security Council and growing the economic partnership between the countries and increasing Russian investment in South Africa. 

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The Committee on Intergovernmental Trade and Economic Cooperation will be accompanied by a business forum in Moscow.

Foreign Minister Lindiwe Sisulu will meet with Russia’s Natural Resources and Environment Minister Dimitry Kobylkin.

ITEC was formed under a bilateral agreement signed in 1999. It was revived in 2003.

The body seeking to strengthen and deepen relations between South Africa and Russia has been reinforced with a 2006 Treaty on Friendship and Partnership and the declaration in 2013 of a strategic partnership.

The ministers will review implementation of bilateral agreements – the latest of these were signed at the BRICS summit in Sandton this year – and prioritise the outstanding memoranda of understanding.

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