Ramaphosa and Trump, have broken the ice, with a media engagement at the White House.

Ramaphosa and his delegation, made up of government, business, and trade union representatives, are looking for a reset of relations.

Ramaphosa laid out what would be discussed to improve relations.

“We’re essentially here to reset the relationship between the United States and South Africa. We are long standing partners in many ways, we’ve collaborated in many fields, in space issues, in energy, and in trade. We therefore need to reset that, particularly in the light of some of the announcements you made on trade and investments,” adds Ramaphosa.

Trump has conceded that there is an influx of fake news around the immigration issue, but he has still maintained his stance the issue of the persecution of white farmers.

He says he hopes for an explanation on the matter.

“So, we’ll be discussing many things, and some of the things you’ve been reading about in the papers – the media. I would say the president is a truly respected man in many circles and in some circles he’s considered a little controversial. But we’re going to be discussing some of the things taking place in South Africa- see if we can help, we want to help and we’ve had a long relationship with South Africa.”

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