Botswana President Dr Mokgweetsi Masisi has confirmed the
BWP1 billion (approximately US$94,5 million) Botswana credit facility to
Zimbabwe that will help to breathe life to the country’s private sector.
Fielding questions from journalists at the close of the
inaugural session of the Zimbabwe Botswana Bi-National Commission Summit in
Harare today, President Masisi says they have increased the facility from
BWP600 million to one billion.
Masisi assured President Mnangagwa of Botswana’s support
economic development and in the fight against the illegal sanctions imposed on
Zimbabwe by the European Union and the United States.
He was optimistic the sluggish implementation that dented
the past would not be allowed to creep into the new strategic partnership.
He pledged to continue working with Zimbabwe and President
Mnangagwa for the good of the people of Zimbabwe and Botswana.
He called for the deepening of the new ties through
cooperation in agriculture, trade and investment, defence and security among
others.
President Masisi was accompanied by a delegation of six
ministers from defence and security, mines and minerals, and foreign affairs,
among others.
On the Zimbabwean side were Ministers Oppah Muchinguri
Kashiri, Monica Mutsvangwa, Jorum Gumbo, Mthuli Ncube, Mangaliso Ndlovu and
some deputy ministers who included Energy Mutodi.herald/zbc
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