{"id":449411,"date":"2020-11-18T07:34:31","date_gmt":"2020-11-18T05:34:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=449411"},"modified":"2020-11-18T07:34:31","modified_gmt":"2020-11-18T05:34:31","slug":"ramaphosa-and-biden-have-phone-call-in-positive-start-to-relations-heres-what-they-talked-about","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/government\/449411\/ramaphosa-and-biden-have-phone-call-in-positive-start-to-relations-heres-what-they-talked-about\/","title":{"rendered":"Ramaphosa and Biden have phone call in positive start to relations – here’s what they talked about"},"content":{"rendered":"

President Cyril Ramaphosa says he is hopeful of a strong partnership between the United States and the African continent following the recent presidential election of Joe Biden.<\/p>\n

This follows a call between Ramaphosa and US president-elect Joe Biden on Tuesday (17 November) during which the leaders discussed ways to strengthen US-Africa relations and overcome the Covid-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n

US media reports<\/a><\/strong> indicate that other issues on the agenda include stamping out corruption, the containment of Covid-19, the recovery of the global economy, as well as the issue of climate change.<\/p>\n

In a statement released by the South African presidency, Ramaphosa indicated that he was positive on the strong relationship with the US under a Biden presidency.<\/p>\n

“President-Elect Biden and Vice-President-Elect Kamala Harris have identified Africa as a major player in international affairs and in the advancement of multilateralism.<\/p>\n

“The leaders recalled a visit to South Africa by President-Elect Biden during the dark days of apartheid, where Mr Biden demonstrated his commitment to human rights and dignity for all South Africans.”<\/p>\n

Biden expressed his admiration for what the democratic South Africa has achieved. Ramaphosa said he looked forward to a strong partnership at a bilateral level and between the United States and the continent of Africa.<\/p>\n

Ramaphosa also wished president-elect Biden and vice-president-elect Kamala Harris well for their term in office.<\/p>\n

Democratic candidate, Biden, was elected the 46th president of the United States of America earlier this month, beating the incumbent Republican, Donald Trump in the Presidential elections. Biden secured 50.6% of the votes, with Trump getting 47.7%.<\/p>\n

Investec chief economist, Annabel Bishop, said that the leader of the Democrats is expected to bring greater controls to flatten the Covid-19 curve and engender sustainable economic recovery \u2013 creating positive market sentiment.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Democratic party is expected to undo a number of policies implemented by Trump, including the most severe on immigration, returning to global agreements on the climate (and in particular re-joining the Paris Agreement) and improving US foreign policy,\u201d Bishop said.<\/p>\n

\u201cA Biden presidency is expected to lay the foundations for a sustainable long-term future for the US, and global, economy, as well as bringing in as much fiscal stimulus as possible to ensure a sustainable economic recovery in the short and medium-term, without politicking.\u201d<\/p>\n

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