President Nangolo Mbumba engaged in bilateral talks with South African president Cyril Ramaphosa in Cape Town on Tuesday.
The statesmen discussed various agreements between the two countries, according to a statement issued by the Namibian Presidency on Tuesday.
The visit builds on the success of the third bi-national commission, co-chaired by former president Hage Geingob and Ramaphosa in October 2023.
“Namibia and South Africa have strong bilateral ties and the SADC region’s general political and security situation was discussed by presidents Mbumba and Ramaphosa, with the aim of bolstering the region’s common agenda of peace, security and prosperity,” notes the statement.
The two presidents also talked about Namibia’s co-facilitation of the UN Summit of the Future and South Africa’s involvement in the just-completed Brics Summit.
Mbumba received congratulations from Ramaphosa for co-facilitating the Summit of the Future and ensuring the Pact for the Future was adopted.
Mbumba also briefed Ramaphosa about Namibia’s participation in the Hamburg Sustainability Conference and visit to the Federal Republic of Germany.
Mbumba said as neighbours with strong commercial ties, Namibia stands to benefit from Brics, in which South Africa is a leading member.
The statement notes that Namibia is an investor in the South African economy and South African businesses operate across many sectors in the Namibian economy.
Mbumba and Ramaphosa also discussed Namibia-South Africa trade and business ties, and agreed that collaboration in the emerging oil and gas sectors, such as green hydrogen, needs to be strengthened.
The president returned on Namibia on Wednesday
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