Rajapaksa asked Zuma for help with peace – South Africa’s Special Envoy
Cyril Ramaphosa addressing crowds at Mount Edgecombe. Photograph Tamil Guardian


28 April 2014
South Africa’s Special Envoy to Sri Lanka said his government agreed to become involved in the island’s “struggle for peace” after President Mahinda Rajapaksa’s requested President Jacob Zuma’s assistance when he visited Colombo last year.
South Africa's Special Envoy on initiative in Sri Lanka
I am extremely honoured and overjoyed to have been given this very rare opportunity of saying a few words to all of you.
Cyril Ramaphosa addressing crowds at Mount Edgecombe. Photograph Tamil Guardian


South Africa’s Special Envoy to Sri Lanka said his government agreed to become involved in the island’s “struggle for peace” after President Mahinda Rajapaksa’s requested President Jacob Zuma’s assistance when he visited Colombo last year.
South Africa's Special Envoy on initiative in Sri Lanka
I am extremely honoured and overjoyed to have been given this very rare opportunity of saying a few words to all of you.