The government is yet to decide on what action it will take against US ambassador Reuben Brigety.
That is according to the international relations and co-operation minister Naledi Pandor. This is in relation with Lady R.
Briefing the media on SA’s state of readiness to host the Brics summit to be held at the Sandton International Convention Centre from August 22 to August 24, Pandor said that they are yet to decide on what action to take.
“I have not had sight, myself, of the report that was referred to in the article on Sunday. There has been no discussion in government. Once we have looked at that report, we may determine what further action might be considered by government.”
Pandor said the report on the saga has not been discussed in any formal meeting of the government that she attended.
In May, Brigety accused SA of supplying Russia with weapons and ammunition when the Lady R docked in Simon’s Town, saying he would “bet his life” that it had happened.
The accusation prompted a fall in the rand and strained relations between Pretoria and Washington.
President Cyril Ramaphosa appointed a three-person panel chaired by retired judge Phineas Mojapelo to determine what had occurred.
The report was completed last week and was expected to be handed to the president on Friday.
Pandor said the summit will provide an opportunity for Brics leaders to reflect on all the elements of Brics co-operation, “including the practical mutually beneficial areas of Brics cooperation, regional and global economic and political developments as well as the global governance reform agenda”.
The Brics bloc, which includes Brazil, Russia, India and China, accounts for 42% of the world’s population and 27% of global GDP and about 20% of international trade.
Source: https://www.businesslive.co.za/bd/national/2023-08-07-no-decision-yet-on-action-against-us-ambassador-over-lady-r/
Content created and supplied by: LeahWrites (via Opera
News )
