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Friday 22 May 2015 - 14:04 Makkah mean time-4-8-1436
Filipe Nyusi has & Jacob Zuma (Google Images)
Maputo (IINA) – Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi has urged his South African counterpart President Jacob Zuma to ensure that those responsible for the wave of April's xenophobic attacks against foreigners living in South Africa are brought to justice, news agencies reported.
Nyusi made the call at a banquet held here Wednesday in honor of Zuma, who is on a two-day visit to Mozambique. He also urged Zuma to work towards eliminating the causes of xenophobia.
"We praise the measures taken by your government, but the Mozambican people are awaiting, with great interest, the investigations that the South African authorities are undertaking. This is a matter which concerns Mozambicans, South Africans and all people who love peace and defend human rights," Nyusi said.
For his part, President Zuma assured his host that the South African authorities were investigating the question of xenophobia to ensure that there was no repeat of the anti-foreigner attacks.
He said an inter-ministerial committee had been set up, and was looking into the causes of the attacks. "We have also met with various stakeholders to discuss the question and guarantee that this situation does not happen again," Zuma added.
During the April xenophobic attacks, which started in Durban and spread to Johannesburg, at least three Mozambicans were reported to have died. Locals looted foreigners' shops and attacked immigrants in general, forcing hundreds to relocate to police stations across the country, and a number of nations to begin repatriating their nationals.
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