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WORLD IN BRIEF : WASHINGTON : Christopher Meets S. African Official

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From Times Staff and Wire Reports

Secretary of State Warren Christopher met South African Foreign Minister Roelof F. (Pik) Botha and offered U.S. help in negotiations on a transition to democracy and majority rule due to resume next month. Botha, a former South African ambassador to the United Nations and the world’s longest-serving foreign minister, noted that he had met several of Christopher’s predecessors in the past 15 years.

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