JOHANNESBURG, Sept. 22 (Xinhua) -- During his recent visit to the United States, South African Minister of Trade, Industry, and Competition Parks Tau said progress has been made in trade talks with Washington, expressing cautious optimism that a deal can be reached.
"Like negotiations, these are tough discussions, so it's very difficult to anticipate what the outcome would be. But I am optimistic because there's a sense that we'd want to reach an agreement -- and that, I think, is a very good starting point," Tau told Daily Maverick, a South African news outlet, in an interview in New York on Sunday.
