Syria and South Africa affirm solid friendly relations on the latter’s National Day

Damascus – The Embassy of South Africa in Damascus held Thursday a reception marking the country’s National Day, celebrated on May 27 to commemorate the 22nd anniversary of Freedom Day, SANA reported.

Ambassador Shaun Benfeldt stressed that his country has solid friendly relations with Syria, saying that thanks to the friendship of Syria and other countries, the people of South Africa have been able to rise after suffering a history of apartheid.

He noted that there is work going on to further strengthen the Syrian-South African relations, expressing his confidence that Syria will come out of the crisis and succeed to be more prosperous than it was before.

Minister of Economy and Foreign Trade Humam al-Jazaeri, Deputy Foreign and Expatriates Minister Fayssal Mikdad, Presidential Political and Media Advisor Bouthain Shaaban, members of the People’s Assembly and representatives of diplomatic missions and Palestinian factions attended the reception.