Pretoria / information office / 11 April 2017 / HH the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani on Tuesday arrived in Pretoria, South Africa, on a two-day state visit.

HH the Emir was greeted upon arrival at Waterkloof Air Base by HE South Africa's Minister of International Relations and Cooperation Maite Nkoana-Mashabane, along with a number of senior South African officials, and HE Qatar's Ambassador to South Africa Abdullah Hussain Al Jaber, HE Ambassador of South Africa to Qatar Shirish Soni, and staff members of the Qatari embassy.