FOREIGN Affairs and International Trade Minister Dr
Sibusiso Moyo leaves for London, United Kingdom today on a four-day
re-engagement programme to strengthen bilateral relations and to woo investment
into the country.
The minister is expected to attend the Global Conference
for Media Freedom, which starts today and ends on Sunday.
In a statement yesterday, the ministry’s spokesperson, Mr
Shepherd Gwenzi, said the conference is being co-hosted by the British and
Canadian governments.
He said Dr Moyo is also expected to give an address on investment
opportunities and the ease of doing business in Zimbabwe.
“The UK foreign secretary Mr Jeremy Hunt and the Canadian
Minister of Foreign Affairs Christiana Alexandra Freeland will co-chair the
conference. It will bring together government officials, multilateral agencies,
civil society organisations, academics, editors, publishers and journalists.
“It’s part of an international campaign to shine a global
spotlight on media freedom and increase the cost to those that are attempting
to restrict it,” said Mr Gwenzi.
He said the conference will focus on the national
frameworks and legislation, building trust in the media and media
sustainability, among others.
“In addition to attending the conference, Dr Moyo will also
seek to engage with officials of Her Majesty’s Government with a view to
further strengthen Zimbabwe’s bilateral relations with the United Kingdom of
Great Britain and Northern Ireland.” Herald
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