We want to achieve positive results. We are part of a regional community in which South Africa is a partner among equals. We need these friendships. We are also part of the Organisation of African Unity and the United Nations. Our powers are only persuasive and these are very limited.
Any situation encompasses both the present and the past.
The future does not exist in a vacuum but is a product of both the past and the present. The question of reparations is both difficult and an important. I believe I have answered the question. We met with him as the Governor of Texas while we were there, not as a member of the opposition party. While in California, we met with the Governor of California for the same reason.