Joint effort hailed at talks on ties

so as to boost bilateral and BRICS cooperation.

According to Yang, Xi and Ramaphosa will co-chair the FOCAC summit.

China hopes South Africa will make new progress in national development under the leadership of Ramaphosa, Yang added.

For his part, Ramaphosa asked Yang to convey his congratulations to Xi on his election as Chinese president.

Hailing the bilateral longtime friendship and rapidly developing cooperation, Ramaphosa said South Africa-China relations are of great historic and strategic significance.

Ramaphosa said his country is willing to better integrate policies and development strategies of the two countries so as to deepen mutually beneficial cooperation.

He added that South Africa will take part in the China International Import Expo, which is scheduled for Nov 5-10 in Shanghai.

Meanwhile, South Africa welcomed Chinese enterprises to participate in its events for promoting investment and employment, he said.

The South African president agreed that the two sides should work together to ensure the success of the upcoming FOCAC and BRICS summits as well as to bring bilateral comprehensive strategic partnership to a new level.

Also on Friday, Yang met with South African Minister of International Relations and Cooperation Lindiwe Sisulu and discussed bilateral ties. ties