# President Cyril Ramaphosa says the pre-planned visit of the South African National Defence Force chief, Rudzani Maphwanya, to Iran, while the timing could have been better, did not harm South Africa’s international relations. During the National Assembly oral reply session, Ramaphosa emphasised that South Africa respects the sovereign relations of other countries and expects the same in return:
Ramaphosa defends SANDF chief’s Iran visit [SOUND]
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