President Mnangagwa has congratulated Mr Boris Johnson for
his election victory that has seen him retain the leadership of the United
Kingdom.
Prime Minister Johnson yesterday returned to Downing Street
with a majority after defeating the Labour Party.
The prime minister told the media that his win would give
him a mandate to conclude Brexit and take the UK out of the EU next month.
“On behalf of the Government and the people of the Republic
of Zimbabwe I extend my heartfelt congratulations to you, Right Honourable
Prime Minister, on your very emphatic re-election as the Prime Minister of the
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
“Your re-election to this high office is testimony of the
tremendous trust and confidence that the people of the United Kingdom have in
you. It is understandable, Right Honourable Prime Minister, that you resume
your occupancy of this office as you primarily focus on completing the Brexit
process that you commenced earlier on. We in Zimbabwe wish you well on this
endeavour,” President Mnangagwa wrote in his letter to PM Johnson.
The President said he hoped the sweeping reforms being
undertaken by Harare would enable London to support Zimbabwe’s re-engagement
efforts and the country’s return to the Commonwealth.
“The Government and the people of Zimbabwe take this
opportunity to express the confidence that your renewed mandate will also
enable you to continue to support our re-engagement efforts with both your
country and others. I was pleased to receive your Special Envoy on 6 November
2019 and earnestly hope that we have more of this supportive interaction in the
very near future.
“Zimbabwe continues to implement political, economic,
legislative and electoral reforms designed to open up political space, improve
the ease of doing business and facilitate the return of Zimbabwe to the family
of the progressive Global Community. It is our fervent hope therefore that
these reforms will also enable your new Government to support Zimbabwe’s return
to the Commonwealth Organisation,” President Mnangagwa wrote.
In July, President Mnangagwa congratulated PM Johnson for
defeating rival Jeremy Hunt in the contest to replace Theresa May as
Conservative Party leader and British prime minister.
Top Foreign and
Commonwealth Office official dealing with Africa Mrs Harriet Matthews was in
Zimbabwe last month to assess progress on reforms and deliver a special message
from PM Johnson to President Mnangagwa.
Mrs Matthews promised further British help in augmenting
Zimbabwe’s efforts in humanitarian aid to people affected by drought.
She was accompanied by Ms Debbie Palmer, the Director for
West and Southern Africa in the UK’s Department for International Development
and the British Ambassador to Zimbabwe, Mrs Melanie Robinson. Herald
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