MOSCOW (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 23rd August, 2018) South African Foreign Ministry said Thursday that the tweet by US President Donald Trump on South African land reform was misinformed and that the ministry sought to meet with the US embassy to clarify the situation.
On Wednesday, Trump said that he had tasked State Secretary Mike Pompeo with examining the South African "land and farm seizures and expropriations" and alleged mass killings of farmers after a Fox news report on seizures of land belonging to white farmers by the South African government.
"It is regrettable that the tweet is based on false information. The Minister has thus instructed the Department to meet with the US Embassy in Pretoria to seek clarification on the matter today, 23 August 2018," the ministry said in a statement.
The ministry added that Foreign Minister Lindiwe Sisulu would also communicate with [US] Secretary of State Michael Pompeo on the matter through diplomatic channels.
In December, the African National Congress (ANC), South Africa's ruling party, adopted a resolution providing for the redistribution of lands in favor of black South Africans without compensation. Since then the country's authorities have been engaged in discussions with the aim of deciding on measures to help implement the plan.
