Zimbabwe desires to promote economic and investment cooperation with Vietnam

Ambassador Hoang Sy Cuong (R) presents his credential letter to Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa. (Photo: baoquocte.vn)

During a reception for the diplomat after the presentation ceremony, President Mnangagwa congratulated Vietnam on its impressive achievements in socio-economic development, and its increasing international role and position. He showed his admiration for Vietnam's historical struggle for national liberation and reunification.

He urged Ambassador Cuong to continue efforts to nurture the good political relations between the two countries and the two ruling parties, as well as promote economic co-operation and investment activities.

The President also introduced areas and products of Zimbabwe's strength, such as mining, cotton, and tobacco, while outlining his hope at attracting Vietnamese partners to invest in and do business in the Southern African nation.

For his part, the Vietnamese diplomat suggested that both sides move to intensify the exchange of all-level delegations through party and state channels, as well as promoting people-to-people exchanges to deepen mutual understanding and lay the foundation for all-around co-operation.

He stressed that with a foundation of friendly political relations and trust between the two sides needs to continue as they collaborate and support each other in multilateral forums, particularly at the UN.

The host agreed that the two countries should further bolster co-operation in multilateral forums.

On March 13 – 14, the Vietnamese diplomat held working sessions with and paid courtesy calls to Secretary for Foreign Relations of the Zimbabwe African National Union – Patriotic Front (ZANU–PF) Simbarashe Mumbengegwi and  Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Trade of Zimbabwe Amon Murwira.

The ambassador also had close meetings with a number of Vietnamese community members in Zimbabwe, ambassadors and Charge d'Affaires of ASEAN countries in Zimbabwe (Indonesia and Malaysia) to learn and exchange information./.