We refuse to be bullied by the West, South Africa declares

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South Africa's International Relations Minister Naledi Pandor, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa at Waterkloof Airforce Base in Centurion, South Africa on August 9, 2022. PHOTO | ANDREW HARNIK | AFP

South Africa says it will not be bullied by the West into taking certain foreign policy positions on global issues.

At a meeting with visiting US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday, South Africa’s Minister of International Relations and Cooperation Naledi Pandor said her country will only make independent decisions.