HH the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani held a bilateral meeting with South Africa President Jacob Zuma at the Presidential Palace in Pretoria yesterday evening. During the meeting, HH the Emir and the South African president reviewed the existing friendly relations between the two countries and ways to promote them in line with the keenness of the two sides and their efforts to develop them at all levels, in a way that serves the common interests of both countries and peoples. The two sides also discussed the current developments in the Middle East, especially the Palestinian issue and the situation in Libya, Syria and Yemen. They also discussed developments in Africa and the world in general. HH the Emir and the South African president later held an official session of talks. They discussed boosting co-operation in various domains including agriculture, energy, industry, tourism, economy and trade. The two sides agreed to raise the level of trade exchange between the two countries to more than $1bn by 2020.