South Africa - Mahathir meets De Klerk and Mandela

(30 Apr 1994) South African President F.W. de Klerk on Saturday (30/4) met Malaysia's Prime Minister Mohamed Mahathir in Pretoria.Also on Saturday, ANC leader Nelson Mandela, met Mahathir in Johanesburg.

SHOWS:

PRETORIA

00.00 State President's office
00.05 State President's office sign
00.09 SOT, South African President F.W. de Klerk (standing with Malaysia's Prime Minister Mohamed Mahathir) saying "We look forward to full relations as a country with Malaysia. I'm a little bit jealous asking what the inflation rate is there about 3.5 or 7, what was their growth rate for the last 10 years they averaged 8 per cent in real terms. That is the type of economic growth that we will work for in South Africa as well
00.41 Cutaway of fountain
00.45 SOT, Mahathir saying "I'm afraid that we applied sanctions against South Africa earlier than every one else in 1963 and since then we've had no relations. Now that things are changing we welcome all these changes and we think the President has made a great contribution with these changes. We are appreciative of that and possibly looking forward to closer relations in terms of trade".
01.17 De Klerk saying "thank you very much" and shaking Mahatir's hand

JOHANNESBURG

01.25 Wide shot of ANC President Nelson Mandela and Mahathir standing together
01.28 SOT, Mandela (talking about training of black South Africans in Malaysia) "I visited his country in October 1991 and the response that he gave to our requests, and mission was ectremely positive. I think it is one country where we made a specific request and he gave us more than we asked for".
02.02 SOT, Mahatir saying "I'm very glad to be here in South Africa. My first time here really to see my friend President Nelson Mandela and this visit is just a friendly visit,there's no political connotation at all and I've been watching, following the process of the elections here and I'm very happy that things have gone on so well. That's all. Thank you.
02.41 Wide shot (THERE ARE NO CUTAWAYS) of press gathering breaking up

02.51 ENDS

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