The Department of International Relations and Cooperation of South Africa (DIRCO) said in a statement on Sunday (14) that it will convene US diplomats in their country following the statement by US President Donald Trump in which he called Haiti and the African nations of "countries of death".
On Thursday (11), US media reported that Trump would have particularly stated a certain dislike of immigrants for what he called "countries of the world". On Friday (12), the US leader said in his Twitter account that he did not say anything bad about Haiti.
DIRCO said in a statement, also posted on its Facebook account, that it will provide an opportunity for US diplomats to explain President Donald Trump's "disturbing comments" on African countries, Haiti and El Salvador.
According to the statement, the department would have seen Trump's tweet in which it is portrayed, however, it took into account the fact that the message refers only to Haiti, while the controversial statement attributed to the president was made on a larger number of countries, including Africans.
Trump's remark was criticized by several countries and international organizations such as the UN and the African Union, the continental organization of African countries.
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