It is an honour to be with you this afternoon.
Tomorrow, we will table the Budget Vote for the Department of International Relations and Cooperation in Parliament.
Through that Budget Vote, we will account for how DIRCO has carried out its mandate, advanced South Africa’s national interest and values, and contributed to the building of a better Africa and a better world.
We will also take stock of our achievements and our setbacks; while setting out the work we intend to carry forward in the year ahead.
That act of accounting comes at a moment with rich historical meaning.
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