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To: goldsnow who wrote (23063)	11/18/1998 9:42:00 PM
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18 November 1998 SA turns its attention to Russian export market Mbeki's trip to Moscow offers chance to find alternative to Europe Farouk Chothia DEPUTY President Thabo Mbeki's visit to Moscow offered an opportunity to promote agricultural exports to Russia at a time when the European Union (EU) was taking a tough stance towards SA, a foreign affairs department official said yesterday. Gert Grobler, the department's chief director for Europe, said SA's three-year-long talks with the EU on a trade deal were "hopefully" drawing to a close. The talks have been bedevilled by disputes over the EU's reluctance to give SA better access to its markets for farm exports, with new quotas including for apples and wines - expected to be presented to SA negotiators later this week. Grobler said Mbeki's delegation would brief the Russian government on SA's experiences with the EU, and look at exporting agricultural products to Russia. Grobler was speaking at a media briefing in Pretoria hosted by Russia's ambassador to SA, Vadim Lukov, before Mbeki starts a three-day visit to Moscow on Sunday. Total trade between SA and Russia was valued at R600m, and growing steadily. SA would also look at the exporting of manufactured products, Grobler said. Mbeki would be accompanied by a high-powered delegation of Finance Minister Trevor Manuel and other senior ministers. He said Mbeki was looking to forward to meeting Russian President Boris Yeltsin, and holding wide-ranging discussions with Prime Minister Yevgeny Primkov. Lukov said SA and Russia were "superpowers" in mineral resources. They could strengthen co-operation in mining, and look at stabilising the world market of minerals. One SA official said co-operation was vital because if Russia, for example, undersold gold it would have dire consequences for SA. bday.co.za