Secretary Blinken’s Call with South African Minister of Foreign Relations and Cooperation Pandor

The following readout was published by the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of African Affairs on Jan. 28, 2021. It is reproduced in full below.

The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price:

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken had a call today with South African Minister of International Relations and Cooperation Naledi Pandor. Secretary Blinken and Minister Pandor discussed their shared desire to expand the U.S.-South Africa trade and investment relationship and to cooperate on global and regional issues in Africa. Secretary Blinken and Minister Pandor also discussed multilateral COVID-19 vaccination efforts and future engagement on climate change.

Source: U.S. Department of State, Bureau of African Affairs