Pretoria - Cabinet has accepted the apology from the Central African Republic (CAR) after thirteen South African soldiers were killed during the clashes with the rebel alliance known as Seleka.
“Cabinet officially accepted the apology from the Prime Minister of CAR, Nicholas Tiangaye on the unfortunate developments that led to the deaths of members of the South African Defence Force (SANDF),” said Performance Monitoring, Evaluation and Administration Minister in the Presidency, Collins Chabane.
He was addressing reporters during a post-Cabinet media briefing in Pretoria on Thursday.
Chabane said Cabinet reiterates its commitment to a peaceful, prosperous and stable Africa through various interventions and programmes, including peacekeeping missions.
President Jacob Zuma and International Relations Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane would attend a meeting about the CAR in the Congo on May 3.
South Africa and the CAR signed a military cooperation agreement in 2007, which was renewed for a further five years in December 2012.
The agreement was to provide the CAR’s army with an array of military training, from infantry, artillery and Special Forces training to logistics and driving courses, as well as the refurbishment of military infrastructure in Bouar and Bangui. - SAnews.gov.za
