President Emmerson Mnangagwa left the capital this morning
for a 4-nation visit of Eastern Europe as the three day national shut down
began in Zimbabwe.
The President is being accompanied by the Minister of Mines
and Mining Development Winston Chitando, the Minister of Finance and Economic
Development Professor Mthuli Ncube, the Minister of Lands, Agriculture, Water,
Climate and Rural Resettlement Retired Air Chief Marshal Perrance Shiri, the
Governor of the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe Dr John Mangudya and Deputy Chief
Secretary in the President’s Office responsible for communication Cde George
Charamba and senior government officials.
He was seen off at the Robert Mugabe International Airport
by Vice President Constantino Chiwenga government ministers, service chiefs and
senior government officials.
The President and his delegation’s first stop will be
Moscow in Russia where he is expected to address the Chamber of Commerce there
and highlight investment opportunities in Zimbabwe under the Zimbabwe is open
for business mantra.
The highlight of the Russia visit will be his meeting with
Russian President Vladimir Putin where they will examine areas of interest that
include mining and agriculture.
In Belarus, President Mnangagwa will focus on mining and
agricultural equipment, having already agreed to cooperate in those areas and
Zimbabwe is already benefitting from mining equipment and cooperation in the
energy sector.
In Azerbaijan, the two countries will explore cooperation
in the tobacco, tourism and granite exports to Baku.
In Kazakhstan, Zimbabwe will explore possibilities of trade
relations and cooperation in the mining sector as Kazakhstan has a wealth of
mineral resources that it has exploited for the benefit of its country while
Zimbabwe would like to export citrus fruit, coffee, tea and tobacco to Astana.
From the eastern countries, the President will proceed to
the World Economic Forum in Davos Switzerland for his second appearance at the
world economic stage.
Vice President Chiwenga is the Acting President.
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