Online Reporter
Zimbabwe continues to record positives as a result of its engagement and re-engagement policy as evidenced by many business delegations from across the globe that are visiting the country to scout for investment opportunities.
The Government has declared through its engagement and re-engagement policy that it is a friend to all and an enemy to none. On Tuesday a high-powered delegation of more than 30 leading business executives from Romania and Hungary arrived in the country.
The visit follows a target destination marketing and economic diplomacy campaign spearheaded by Zimbabwe’s Embassy in Berlin, Germany.
The head of delegation and also president of Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Romania Mr Vornic Sorin said the delegation’s mission is about rebuilding long-standing relations and translating goodwill into tangible economic co-operation.
“We came here with a strong delegation of 35 people who want to discover Zimbabwe because for a long time there was no big connection between us, though we have been friends for a long time,” he said.
Mr Sorin said the visit was meant to rekindle economic co-operation between Romania and Zimbabwe. The delegation, Mr Sorin said, was made up of business executives representing major companies in Romania and the objective was to strengthen connections between these businessmen and local businessmen. He credited Zimbabwe’s diplomatic outreach in Europe for marketing Zimbabwe as an investment destination of choice and facilitating the visit.
“We chose Zimbabwe because we have information from your Embassy in Berlin, Germany,” said Mr Sorin.
What Mr Sorin said about the Zimbabwean Embassy in Berlin, Germany is a confirmation that our ambassadors who are representing us in the different countries across the globe, have taken heed of President Mnangagwa’s call for them to transform Zimbabwe’s diplomatic missions into strategic economic hubs that drive trade, investment, tourism and innovation.
President Mnangagwa has said the country’s embassies must move beyond traditional diplomacy to play a proactive role in advancing national development.
“Missions should function as strategic economic hubs that advance trade, investment, tourism and innovation while defending our sovereignty and projecting a positive image of the country,” said President Mnangagwa.
Zimbabwe has played hosts to many business delegations from across the globe including the United States of America and we want to say thumbs up to our Ambassadors who continue to market Zimbabwe as an investment destination of choice.
Government on its part should continue to improve the ease of doing business environment so that many of these business executives visiting the country are attracted to invest in the different sectors of the economy.
Londile Moyo