Belgium's foreign minister visits SA
Wednesday, July 04, 2012
South Africa will roll out the red carpet for Belgium's foreign minister, Didier Reynders, on Wednesday. Belgium is SA's 13th biggest global trading partner, and SA's sixth-biggest foreign investor.
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