International Relations and Cooperation Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane will meet with her Austrian counterpart, Sebastian Kurz, the Minister for Europe, Integration and Foreign Affairs, on 24 October 2016 in Pretoria. Minister Kurz is visiting South Africa from 24 to 26 October 2016, heading a 50-person strong business delegation, which includes the President of the Austrian Chamber of Commerce. South Africa enjoys good bilateral relations with Austria, focused primarily on economic exchanges. In 2015 total trade between Austria and South Africa amounted to R7, 76bn. South African exports were R0, 92bn and imports at R6, 82bn. South Africa ranks 6th amongst Austria’s overseas trading partners and is Austria’s major trading partner in Africa.
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