THE Government is configuring ambassadors to pursue economic diplomacy in countries they are posted as part of achieving President Mnangagwa’s vision of US$14 billion exports by 2030. Zimbabwe is seeking to facilitate the growth of national exports by at least 10 percent annually from US$4,5 billion in 2018 to US$7 billion in 2023, and US$14 billion by 2030.

Foreign Affairs and International Trade Minister, Ambassador Frederick Shava, has embarked on an engagement and re-engagement mission to Europe that will see him interact with Foreign Ministers of France, Belgium, Italy and Serbia.

Covid-19 containment measures are not an attempt by the Government to curtail the rights of its citizens, Foreign Affairs and International Trade Minister Ambassador Frederick Shava has said.

He was speaking during the first resumed virtual briefing by members of the national Covid-19 taskforce to members of the diplomatic corps and international partners accredited here.

The Government of Zimbabwe met ambassadors from the African continent last night to brief them on the state of Zimbabwe’s preparedness to host the 10th ordinary session of the Pan African Postal Union (PAPU) plenipotentiary conference.

 The conference, which is slated for June 24 and 25 in the resort town of Victoria Falls, will be preceded by the 39th ordinary session of the Administrative Council of the PAPU that runs from June 21 to 23.

The year 2020 has been declared by H.E. the President as the year of production and trade. With the national thrust to develop and promote exports of a diversity of commodities, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Trade and ZimTrade are visiting exporting companies to assess the state of export industries and appreciate the challenges being faced and efforts being made to export. This is in line with the National Trade Policy and National Export Strategy thrust to develop and promote exports of a diversity of commodities. 

The Chech Republic is set to officially open an Honorary Consulate in Harare today as relations with the European Republic continue to improve, this coming as the European Union just eased restrictive measures on the members of Cabinet that left only leaving only the Zimbabwe Defence Industry under sanction.

Energy remains a critical pillar for Zimbabwe and the continent to develop, modernise and industrialise, H.E President Mnangagwa has said.

The visiting UEFA President Aleksander Ceferin paid a courtesy call on Foreign Affairs and International Trade Minister, Hon. Lt General Dr. SB Moyo at his Munhumutapa offices where they discussed various issues that can help the country to re-engage through sport and how football can be developed with help from the European football governing body.

Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, Lt. General (Retired) Dr. Sibusiso Moyo, attended the 18th Informal Consultations of African and Nordic Foreign Ministers in Dar-es Salam, Tanzania.

The second session of the Zimbabwe-European Union (EU) dialogue was held in Harare, with the European Union bloc pledging to consider an increased financial assistance to Zimbabwe next year in light of reforms being implemented by the Zimbabwean Government.

The Head of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Electoral Observation Mission (SEOM) to the 2019 National Assembly Elections in the Republic of Mauritius, Honourable Lieutenant General (Rtd) Dr. Sibusiso Moyo, launched the SEOM in Port Louis, Mauritius on the 2nd November 2019.

Continental and regional observer missions to the 2019 Botswana general elections hailed this year's polls as credible and a fair reflection of the will of the people.

The Head of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Electoral Observation Mission (SEOM) to the 2019 Presidential, Legislative and Provincial Elections in the Republic of Mozambique, Honourable Oppah C.Z. Muchinguri – Kashiri, Minister of Defence and War Veterans Affairs of the Republic of Zimbabwe launched SEOM in Maputo, Mozambique on the 7th October 2019.

Harare, Zimbabwe, October 2, 2019 (ECA) – Zimbabwe anticipates that the game-changing African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) will create new impetus for investment, trade and industrialization in the country in line with the southern African nation’s development plans.

The three-day conference on African development wrapped up in Yokohama by adopting a 13-page joint declaration with 53 African countries touting Japan’s strategic policy shift from government aid to promoting private-sector investment.