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South African trade officials have held talks with their US counterparts in Washington, reports said on Friday as Africa’s largest economy looks to repair strained relations and negotiate the lifting of heavy tariffs imposed by the US.
South Africa’s Department of Trade, Industry and Competition said the country’s trade minister Parks Tau and US trade representative Jamieson Greer held “cordial and constructive” talks following three days of intense discussions by senior officials from both countries.
There was no immediate word on the outcome of the talks.
The South African ministry said they established a “road map” that will be prioritised in future talks.
Relations between South Africa and the US have deteriorated since President Donald Trump took office earlier this year.
Since then, the US has frozen key development aid to South Africa and expelled Ebrahim Rasool, South Africa’s ambassador to Washington, after he publicly criticised the Trump administration and its policies. — Africanews
