Declaration of a person as persona non grata at the Indian High Commission for the involvement in the landing of a chartered commercial aircraft at the Air Force Base Waterkloof
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QUESTION NO: 1544 (NW1792E)
PUBLISHED IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO: 22-2013 OF 21 JUNE 2013
MS L MAZIBUKO (DA - LEADER OF THE OPPOSITION) TO ASK THE MINISTER OF INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS AND COOPERATION:
- Whether anyone at the Indian High Commission has been declared persona non grata for involvement in the landing of a chartered commercial aircraft at Air Force Base Waterkloof; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
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No. The Department summoned the High Commissioner of India accredited to South Africa to sharply raise the matter while the South African Chargé d’ Affaires in India was also instructed to raise the matter with the Ministry of External Affairs in New Delhi.
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