President Cyril Ramaphosa, together with President of the European Council António Costa and President of the European Commission Dr Ursula von der Leyen, have reaffirmed the deepening of the South Africa–European Union partnership at a trilateral meeting held ahead of the G20 Leaders’ Summit.

Thursday’s engagement in Sandton followed a series of previous meetings between the leaders, including at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA80), the European Union’s (EU) Global Gateway Forum in Brussels, and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit in Kuala Lumpur.

The leaders reviewed progress on the key political and economic outcomes agreed to at the 8th South Africa – EU Summit held in March 2025, in Cape Town.

The meeting also took place ahead of the 7th African Union

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