SA, Australia push for closer ties

source: SouthAfrica.info
26 January 2010

South Africa and Australia have reaffirmed the need to strengthen their existing relations and further expand cooperation between the two countries.

This follows a meeting between International Relations and Cooperation Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane and her Australian counterpart, Stephen Smith, in Pretoria on Tuesday morning.

Speaking to the media after the meeting, the two said they had agreed on projects to deliver humanitarian assistance and help in rebuilding the strife-torn Zimbabwe.

In this regard, the two ministers agreed in principal that they would assist in Zimbabwe with the taxation law, water and sanitation. Smith said Zimbabwe needed technical expertise to reform its tax laws and build the economy.

Opening up trade

For her part, Nkoana-Mashabane said South Africa was looking forward to working with [continue reading]

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