This morning South African president Cyril Ramaphosa welcomed King Filip and Queen Mathilda to the presidential palace. The Belgian royals are on a state visit to South Africa. King Filip inspected the troops and introduced the Belgian dignitaries: Flemish finance Diependaele is standing in for Flemish PM Jambon. Foreign minister Lahbib too joined the royals. King Filip and President Ramaphosa first had a private meeting. This was followed by a meeting during which the two delegations looked at closer cooperation.