Mandela requested talks with Botha but was denied, instead secretly meeting with Minister of Justice Kobie Coetsee in 1987, and having a further 11 meetings over the next three years.
曼德拉要求与波塔进行会谈，但波塔回绝了；曼德拉改为与司法部长科比·库切(Kobie Coetsee)于1987年秘密会面，并在接下来三年进行了11次会议。