South Africa to establish diplomatic ties with Iraq

South Africa said on Monday that it is busy working to establish diplomatic relations with Iraq, the Chinese News Agency "XINHUA" reported.

The South African foreign department said that Pretoria is also to establish diplomatic relations with North Korea and is intending to formalize diplomatic relations with Gambia, Bhutan and Vanuatu before hosting the Non-Aligned Movement summit, "XINHUA" said.

The Non-Aligned Movement summit opens in Durban on August 28.