Pretoria - Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe concluded a working visit to Nordic countries on Monday, during which he sought to consolidate political and economic ties with Sweden and Denmark.
Motlanthe's visit started in Sweden where he participated in the Bi-National Commission and other consultations, which resulted in South Africa and Sweden strengthening political and economic relations.
The Deputy President then made his way to Denmark for consultations and high level meetings with the Prime Minister of Denmark, Helle Thorning-Schmidt.
"They discussed ways of strengthening the existing political and economic relations between the Republic of South Africa and the Kingdom of Denmark. This was made evident by the convening of the business seminar which brought together the captains of industry of the two countries," the Presidency said.
Energy Minister Dipuo Peters and her Danish counterpart also signed a Memorandum of Understanding on the Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency.
Motlanthe was accompanied to Denmark by Peters and Deputy Ministers Marius Fransman of International Relations and Cooperation, Hlengiwe Mkhize of Higher Education and Thandi Tobias-Pokolo of Trade and Industry.
