On October 12, 2022, the fourth round of political consultations between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine and the Department of International Relations and Cooperation of South Africa (DIRCO) took place at the level of deputy foreign ministers. The Ukrainian delegation was headed by the Special Representative of Ukraine for the Middle East and Africa Maksym Subkh. The head of the South African side at the negotiations was Director General of DIRCO (Deputy Minister level) Z. Dangor.