Foreign Minister MOTEGI Pays a Courtesy Call on Mr. Matamela Cyril Ramaphosa, President of South Africa

TOKYO, May 5 -- Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan issued the following news release:

On May 5 commencing at 10:10 a.m. local time (5:10 p.m. on same day, Japan time) for 45 minutes, Mr. MOTEGI Toshimitsu, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, during his visit to South Africa, paid a courtesy call on Honourable Mr. Matamela Cyril RAMAPHOSA, President of South Africa.

President Ramaphosa expressed his welcome for Minister MOTEGI's visit and stated that Japan is a particularly important country for South Africa, sharing values such as freedom, democracy, and the rule of law, and that he wished to further develop the relationship under the turbulent global situation. He further stated that he wished to further develop bilateral relations ...