An office of the South African Embassy is expected to open in Minsk, BelTA learnt from Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the South African Republic to Belarus (on concurrent) Dr. Bheki Winston Joshua Langa. At present the South African Embassy operates in Moscow.

On April 8, a solemn meeting on the occasion of the national holiday of the South African Republic was held in Minsk. During the reception, the South African Ambassador noted the high level of the bilateral Belarusian-South African relations. According to him, the relations between the two countries date back to the Soviet times when Belarus actively helped South Africa.