Dear Mr. President, dear friends, I am very glad to see you. Our previous negotiations also took place at the BRICS summit in Kazan. But we are in constant contact with you. Our team is in constant contact. Last year, we had the pleasure of comparing notes on the day's events with your vice president, who, at your request, attended the St. Petersburg Economic Forum. Relations between Russia and South Africa are developing successfully. And last week, on September 5, we celebrated the twentieth anniversary of our founding agreement, which was signed in 2006. Treaty of friendship and partnership between our states. Political dialogue and interparliamentary relations are advancing. The head of the foreign policy departments is in regular contact . Trade turnover is not at such a galloping pace, but is still growing and is at a good level. We traditionally maintain relations in the humanitarian sphere, including in the area of ​​training educational personnel. For the twenty-sixth and twenty- seventh academic year, the budget quota has been increased to 100 scholarships for your young people in Russia. We note the commonality of our approaches to key international and regional issues. grateful [clears throat] for the support of Russian initiatives in the United Nations. And, of course, Russia pays special attention [clears throat] to the comprehensive development of relations in general with African countries in general. [clears throat] We are actively preparing for the third Russia-Africa summit, which will take place in Moscow on October 28-29. Priority topics include digital technologies, artificial intelligence, peaceful use of nuclear energy, independent payment systems, and food security. And we hope to see a representative delegation from your country at these events. Dear [clears throat] Mr. President, dear friend, I am very glad to see you. Thank you. Mr. President, it is always a great pleasure for me to meet with you, because such meetings give us the opportunity to continue strengthening our relations and advance various areas of our cooperation. And I would like to thank you again for your support of the South African G20 Presidency and also for your support of our priorities. Many believe that the summit was very successful, and this was largely possible thanks to the support we received from Russia. It was not easy, but we were able to overcome all the challenges and all the obstacles from those who did not want to participate fully . It was a very good summit. And I would also like to thank you for the constant and progressive strengthening of our bilateral relations. Of course, trade turnover could be better, and we can develop our trade relations in many sectors. We need to pay attention to this as well. Thank you for hosting our Vice President, who came to the forum, and the discussions that took place also contributed to strengthening the relations between our two countries. In many areas, our governments cooperate quite well, and the eighteenth session of the intergovernmental commission has taken place. in Moscow in April of the twenty-fifth year. This also helped to strengthen our relationship. This was an excellent opportunity to assess progress and identify new areas for our cooperation. The appointment of the South African Ambassador to Moscow is also an extremely important moment. We hope that the ambassador will be appointed soon. And I am grateful for the invitation to attend the Russia-Africa Russia-Africa summit, which will be held in October in Moscow. We will have municipal elections a few days after the summit. And at this time the election campaign will be in full swing. And therefore, unfortunately, I will not have the opportunity to take up your invitation. But the South African delegation will be very representative, and we are always happy to compare notes on various issues, on international topics. We are grateful to have been invited to participate in the second international conference to be held in Canada. And I would also like to hear your opinion, and we would like to know how we could further advance our relationship. South Africa will continue to cooperate in many different international fora to contribute to international efforts to strengthen peace and security throughout the world. And we know that Russia would also like to strive for this goal. Yeah .