Johannesburg, South Africa (ADV) – Following his visit to Kingdom of Eswatini over weekend, President Cyril Ramaphosa said are now focusing on how “we can continue to grow our economies”.
According to the Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO), South Africa and Eswatini have cordial bilateral relations which are informed by cultural affinities, geographical proximity and historical ties dating back to the struggle against colonialism and apartheid in South Africa.
“Our two countries are now focusing on how we can continue to grow our economies,” said Ramaphosa.
“How we can make sure that our economies create jobs for the many many, people in our two countries who are unemployed-particularly young people.”
Ramaphosa’s visit coincided with the annual Marula (Buganu) ceremony, where the women regiment (Lutsango) display their dance skills before Their Majesties.
In his address at the ceremony’s dancing arena, Ramaphosa said it was important for the leaders of the two countries to ‘get together from time to time to talk about issues of importance’ to both nations.
He further revealed that in the closed door talks he had with His Majesty the King, they deliberated on a variety of issues which were of interest to both countries.
“As we (also) discussed with the prime minister (of Eswatini) and our ministers, we found that there is a lot we can do together,” he said.
He said the two nations could work together on issues of tourism, artificial intelligence and on information, communication and technology (ICT).
Meanwhile, according to Times of Swaziland, in his address, His Majesty the King Mswati III stated that the visit by President Ramaphosa was an indication of the good and cordial relations which exist between the two nations.
“When we met with the president, we discussed how we can grow our relations and cooperation since we are both members of SADC, SACU and the AU,” His Majesty said.
His Majesty further disclosed that they discussed economic issues, among other things.
“Nations these days are discusses economic issues because economies are ailing. No nation can prosper in isolation. All nations develop because of cooperation and assistance. These are some of the issues we discussed with the president,” His Majesty said.
His Majesty further stated that they had agreed with President Ramaphosa that the leadership of both nations should meet from time to time and also visit each other.
The King stressed that as neighbours, it was a good thing for the leadership of both countries to visit each other now and again.
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