adminthe illegal sanctions imposed on Zimba- bwe.
He said he had worked hard to reverse the misconceptions about the country in his homeland during his tour of duty.
Ambassador Conze said this after bidding farewell to Vice President John Nkomo at his Munhumutapa Offices.
“Sanctions will be a matter of the past in a few years from now.
“This country has started to move from the doldrums.
“In Europe we have so many countries and some countries are pushing a little faster for the review of sanctions on Zimbabwe while others are hesitant,” he said.
The EU imposed illegal sanctions on Zimbabwe in 2002 following the re-election of President Mugabe and as the land reform programme intensified.
There have, however, been divisions within the bloc with countries like Germany, Spain, Italy and Greece opposing the continued existence of the embargo while Britain – a powerful member of the grouping – and others insist the sanctions must stay.
Ambassador Conze said he had been impressed by the resilience shown by Zimbabweans.
“I have been very happy in this country and have discovered a nation that has a few peers in the world.
“Your resilience has impressed me and hope things will get better soon, I have been able to correct a number of misconceptions about Zimbabwe in Germany,” he said.
The German envoy said a bank from his country was working on a US$700 million loan deal for infrastructure development for Zimbabwe over a 12-year period if it gets Cabinet approval.
Ambassador Conze has been in Zimbabwe since 2009 and is leaving the country for studies at Harvard University in the United States for a year.
Online Reporter