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In 2003, South African President, Thabo Mbeki visited Botswana President Festus Mogae.The two countries issued a communique that said the two heads of state reviewed bilateral, regional, and international issues of mutual interest, such as the Agreement on the Establishment of a Joint Permanent Commission for Cooperation between Botswana and South Africa.
See Botswana–Namibia relations. Botswana–Namibia relations are friendly, with the two neighbouring countries cooperating on economic development. Botswana gained independence from Britain in September 1966. Namibia gained independence from South Africa in 1990 following the South African Border War. Botswana has a high commission in Windhoek.
South Africa has avoided criticizing Russia's 2014 annexation of Crimea and instead argued for solidarity amongst BRICS nations. [2]Although initially critical of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, [3] [4] South Africa sought to repair and maintain friendly relations with Russia.
See South Africa–Ukraine relations. South Africa established its embassy in Kyiv in October 1992. [71] Ukraine established its embassy in Pretoria in 1995. [72] Sudan: 4 June 1992 [73] See Sudan-Ukraine relations. Sudan has an embassy in Kyiv. Tunisia: 24 June 1992 [60] Tunisia recognized Ukraine's independence on December 25, 1991. [62] Uganda
Botswana was one of 87 signatories to the UN letter condemning Russia's invasion of Ukraine. [72] A year after the invasion of Ukraine, The Economist downgraded Botswana from "West leaning" to "Russia leaning". [73] Brunei: Brunei condemned the invasion, calling for the situation to be resolved without force. [74] Bulgaria
See Iran–South Africa relations. South Africa and Iran share historical bilateral relations and the latter supported the South African liberation movements. It severed official relations with South Africa in 1979 and imposed a trade boycott in protest against the country's apartheid policies. However, in January 1994, Iran lifted all trade ...
Botswana has a small but far-reaching network of foreign missions abroad. As a member of the Commonwealth of Nations, Botswanan diplomatic missions in the capitals of other Commonwealth member-states are known as High Commissions. Excluded from this listing are honorary consulates and trade missions. Countries hosting a diplomatic missions of ...
High commissioners of South Africa to Botswana (2 P) Pages in category "Botswana–South Africa relations" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total.