Tribune News Service
New Delhi, August 11
South Africa has publicly rejected US attempts to cut ties with Russia, with its Foreign Minister Naledi Pandor declaring in the presence of US Secretary of State Antony Blinken that her country will not be pressured and many in Africa had more faith. in ties with the BRICS countries than the West.
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The Secretary of the United States is here for what? Why didn’t you follow Pelosi to Taiwan? We are part of BRICS and we will buy Russian oil… South Africa was not part of nonsense. Naledi Pandor, Minister of Foreign Affairs of South Africa
“The Secretary of the United States is here for what? Why didn’t you follow Pelosi to Taiwan? We are part of the BRICS and we will buy Russian oil … South Africa was not part of nonsense, ”he said at a joint press conference with Blinken, who was in Johannesburg for the South Africa-US strategic dialogue. National tour to Africa.
Pandor also said that the people of Palestine deserve the same attention from the international community that the people of Ukraine received, adding that Africa has at times experienced patronage and bullying from the West. South Africa, like India, is among several Asian and African countries that have taken a neutral stance in the Ukraine war. Many African countries have refused to condemn the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Some are among more than 10 African governments that have signed agreements with Russia’s Wagner Group to bolster their security.
After being scolded by Pandor, Rwandan Foreign Minister Vincent Biruta once again put Blinken in jeopardy for the imprisonment of opposition leader Paul Rusesabagina. Biruta told Blinken that Rwanda could not release Rusesabagina because he respected its own judicial system and called on Rwanda’s “partners” to respect Rwanda’s sovereignty, laws and institutions.
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