{UAH} South Africa rejects Saudi, UAE pressure to boycott Qatar
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South Africa rejects Saudi, UAE pressure to boycott Qatar
South Africa has rejected Saudi and UAE pressure to severe relations with Qatar, Al-Khaleej Onlinereported Pretoria's envoy to Doha saying.
During a celebration to remember South African freedom icon Nelson Mandela in Doha on Wednesday, Faizel Moosa said that his country rejected such pressure "because it was against the values that Mandela fought for – not to interfere in the others' internal affairs."
"Qatari-South African relations are developing continuously," Moosa said at the event. Commercial exchange between the two countries rose to 70 per cent after the siege imposed by Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Bahrain and egypt in June last year, and there would be more mutual investments, he added.
A new station is being built in South Africa to allow for the delivery of Qatar gas, and businessmen from the small Gulf state are investing in South Africa.
He went on to hail Qatar's role in Africa which has increased following the Emir of Qatar's recent tour of the region.
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