HomeOffice of the SpokespersonPress Releases...Secretary Blinken’s Call with South African Minister of International Relations and Cooperation Pandor hide Secretary Blinken’s Call with South African Minister of International Relations and Cooperation Pandor Readout Office of the Spokesperson October 23, 2022 The following is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken spoke today with South African Minister of International Relations and Cooperation Naledi Pandor about upcoming Ethiopian peace talks in South Africa. The Secretary affirmed the robust cooperation between South Africa and the United States across areas of common interest following the productive September 16 meeting in Washington, D.C. between South African President Cyril Ramaphosa and President Biden. Tags Bureau of African Affairs Ethiopia Office of the Spokesperson The Secretary of State South Africa