Zuma and Mangala hold brief meeting

04 Sep, 2015

South African President Jacob Zuma and Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera have had a brief meeting at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA).

The Foreign Ministry said that Samaraweera had welcomed Zuma and the BIA when the former was on his way to China and his plane had made a stopover at the BIA.

Foreign Ministry sources said that the two had a private discussion at the airport. (Colombo Gazette)

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