Encouraging foreign countries to support sanctions against the apartheid government, in France he was welcomed by President François Mitterrand, in Vatican City by Pope John Paul II, and in the United Kingdom by Thatcher.
Procurando que os países estranxeiros apoiasen sancións contra o goberno surafricano, en Francia recibiuno o presidente François Mitterrand, na Cidade do Vaticano o papa Xoán Paulo II e no Reino Unido recibiuno Margaret Thatcher.