Ramaphosa Calls For Restraint When Welcoming Rasool From Us

President Cyril Ramaphosa has requested formations, including the African National Congress ANC, that wish to welcome expelled South African Ambassador to the United States US Ebrahim Rasool , to avoid inflaming the current tense relations between the two countries.

Rasool is expected to return to the country in a few days time.

US authorities have declared him persona non grata for the comments he made about President Donald Trump at a Foreign Policy webinar .

Presidential Spokesperson Vincent Magwenya briefed the media at the Union Buildings in Pretoria.

He is not asking them to stop welcoming Ambassador Rasool but he is saying please, you know, be considerate of what he is trying to manage at the moment and be considerate about what is at stake with regards to the countrys economy with respect to doing our level best to retain that strategic partnership with the US and hopefully even be able to engage in a revised trade framework."