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popular South African performers. The opening ceremony of the cross-cultural year in Moscow
was attended by the Minister of Arts and Culture of South Africa Nathi Mthethwa.
Naturally, much more work remains to be done, primarily in the trade and economic sphere, in-
terregional ties, tourism development, and humanitarian contacts. It is extremely important to
constantly maintain the historical memory of our close collaboration during the years of struggle
against apartheid, closely work on making the citizens of our countries, primarily the young peo-
ple, better know and understand each other. Our countries are natural partners, and our peoples
who seem so different at first glance, have many things in common.
The essence and agenda underlying our cooperation with South Africa demonstrate not only
the strategic nature of our partnership and the current high level of interstate interaction on a
broad range of issues, but also a great potential for their further development. And our goal is
to tap this potential to the full.