The Presidency confirmed that President Cyril Ramaphosa held a telephone call with US President-elect Donald Trump yesterday.
During the call, President Ramaphosa extended his congratulations to Trump on his election victory.
“Ramaphosa said he had an opportunity to personally extend South Africa’s well wishes and congratulations to President-elect Trump on his election as the 47th President of the United States. Trump produced a decisive victory over US Vice President Kamala Harris earlier this week to regain the White House for a second non-consecutive term. Ramaphosa said that during the call they both agreed on the need to strengthen the two countries’ trade and political ties. He added that South Africa looked forward to hosting Trump during the G20 Head of State Summit in South Africa next year.”
Congratulations to United States President-Elect @realDonaldTrump on your return to the Presidency.
I look forward to continuing the close and mutually beneficial partnership between our two nations across all domains of our cooperation.
In the global arena, we look forward to… pic.twitter.com/HoQUQpp1gD
— Cyril Ramaphosa 🇿🇦 (@CyrilRamaphosa) November 6, 2024