Norway is impressed by steps being taken by Zimbabwe to
promote political stability and ensure investor confidence.
This was said yesterday by the Norwegian special envoy Mr
Arild Retvedt Øyen after paying a courtesy call on President Mnangagwa.
In an interview after the meeting, Mr Øyen said: “The most
important thing for investors is building political stability and this is what
we are seeing taking place in Zimbabwe. Investors will then follow.”
Mr Øyen said he had been sent by Norwegian Prime Minister
Erna Solberg with a message to President Mnangagwa, as a follow-up to their
meeting during the last African Union (AU) Summit.
“My Prime Minister met with President Mnangagwa during the
last summit of the African Union and this (visit) was a follow-up. I brought a
letter from him. We talked about increasing co-operation and see how we can
work together. We are also looking at possible economic cooperation.
“Although Norway and Zimbabwe are in two different parts of
the world, we have many common interests such as the respect of national law
and the United Nations.
“We have always been very supportive to Zimbabwe and
working closely with each other. There are so many areas we can work together
such as in energy and agriculture,” said Mr Øyen.
Norway is looking to take advantage of the “Zimbabwe is
Open for Business” mantra and grab investment opportunities in Zimbabwe in the
finance, agriculture and mining, among other sectors.
In a bid to attract more investors, Government has made the
maintenance of peace a primary objective considering that capital is timid.
Zimbabwe and Norway have relations that date back to the
days of the liberation struggle.
The Scandanavian country supported the liberation struggle
in various ways, including funding. Herald
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