RIYADH: A large Danish trade mission visiting South Africa from November 2 to 4 will aim to further expand the historic and strategic cooperation between the two countries.
“We have had trade missions to SA before, but this is the first time it is so big – almost 50 Danish companies – and accompanied by His Royal Highness Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark together with Denmark’s Minister for Environment and Food Eva Kjer Hansen and Minister for Business and Growth Troels Lund Poulsen,” Denmark’s ambassador in SA Trine Rask Thygesen told media.
She said some of the Danish companies taking part in the trade mission already have operations in SA, while others are new to the SA market.
The three key focus industries for the trade delegation are energy, water and environment and agriculture and food. Thygesen said Danish companies are world leaders in some of these industries.
She also pointed out that the SA-Danish energy programme seeks to promote the use of renewable energy in South Africa. As a result, a substantial number of wind farms in South Africa currently feature Danish wind energy technology.
