Sushma Swaraj meets South African President Cyril Ramaphosa

According to reports, during the meeting  the two leaders discussed ways of strengthening bilateral ties between India and South Africa.

MEA spokesperson Raveesh Kumar tweeted: "EAM @SushmaSwaraj called on President of South Africa, Cyril Ramaphosa. Leaders discussed ways to make further progress in areas of bilateral and multilateral cooperation."

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Sunday reached South Africa.

She was received by country's Deputy Foreign Minister Luwellyn Landers. During the visit, External Affairs Minister is expected to have meetings with top leadership of South Africa.

The EAM will participate in the BRICS Foreign Ministers Meeting on June 4, 2018 and chair the IBSA Foreign Ministers Meeting.

On the 6th, EAM will visit the Phoenix Settlement, a South African Heritage site, marking the place that served as Gandhiji’s home and where he developed his philosophy of non-violence.

She would also participate in a series of events on June 6-7, 2018 at Pietermaritzburg, South Africa to commemorate the 125th Anniversary of the historic incident in the train compartment that became a catalyst for Gandhiji’s Satyagraha movement.

The two-day commemoration activities will also include release of joint commemorative stamps on Oliver Tambo and Pt Deen Dayal Upadhayaa and a Youth Summit where 20 diaspora youth from Africa and 5 from India will participate to speak on the relevance of Gandhiji’s message of peace to the youth of today.

Image: Raveesh Kumar Twitter page