UNITED STATES has reaffirmed its commitment to helping
zimbabwe address the socio_economic challenges that the country is facing.
US
Ambassador, Brian Nichols paid a courtesy call on Vice President Kembo Mohadi
this Tuesday morning and emphasised that the US government is committed to
helping Zimbabwe come up with a lasting solution to the challenges the country
is facing.
“Today’ s courtesy call was mainly to check in with His
Excellency, the Vice President on the current situation to continue our
dialogue on food security and mitigating drought and the effects of cyclone
Idai. It was also to discuss important economic reforms that Zimbabwe is
pursuing and will be central to find a lasting solution to the challenges that
this country face and we also re-affirmed our commitment to the welfare of the
people of Zimbabwe,” said Ambassador Nichols.
The Vice president said the US and Zimbabwe have a
long-standing relationship dating back to the early days of Zimbabwe’s
independence.
“We had a very good interaction with His Excellency,
Ambassador to Zimbabwe. We touched on issues pertaining to reforms in terms of
legislation and we also discussed about electoral reforms, food mitigation and
also on food assistance that the US will provide to Zimbabwe. The US has been
of great assistance to Zimbabwe since the inception of our independence. They
continue to assist us in areas like the health sector, education sector and
also the agriculture sector.
The US is the biggest donor to Zimbabwe, since independence
it has provided Zimbabwe with over 3.2billion worth of assistance. zbc
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