PRETORIA: President of South Africa, Jacob Zuma, has received Mahash Saeed Al Hameli, UAE Ambassador to South Africa, at the Presidential Palace in the capital Pretoria, to discuss the bilateral relations between the two friendly countries and ways of developing co-operation and promoting ties in the Year of Zayed 2018.

The South African President welcomed the UAE Ambassador and sent his greetings and appreciation to President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan and praised the tremendous development witnessed by the UAE and its significant role at the regional and international levels led by the President Sheikh Khalifa.