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Farirai Machivenyika Senior Reporter
UNITED Kingdom Ambassador to Zimbabwe Mr Pete Vowles yesterday continued his contacts with the Zimbabwean community with a courtesy call on the Speaker of the National Assembly, Advocate Jacob Mudenda, where they discussed bilateral relations between the two countries.
Advocate Mudenda and Ambassador Vowles confirmed the discussions in short remarks after the meeting.
“We covered a lot ground in terms of our bilateral relations and multilateral relations,” Advocate Mudenda said.
Ambassador Vowles was also brief in his statement.
“We discussed the legislative agenda going forward and a range of UK and Zimbabwe bilateral issues and the relationship between Britain and Zimbabwe,” he said.
Ambassador Vowles assumed his post in October last year when he presented his credentials to President Mnangagwa.
Following his meeting with the President, the Ambassador said Harare and London enjoyed a “deep personal connection” adding that the two countries were looking to enhance existing cooperation in several sectors.
He also said it was a privilege to represent the UK in Zimbabwe and that he looked forward to working with Government and Zimbabweans across the country.
Ambassador Vowles said the UK and Zimbabwe enjoyed successful partnerships in a range of areas such as trade and investment, renewable energy, health, education, arts, sport and at the heart of these partnerships lie the deep personal connection between the two countries.
“The President and I spoke about all of these issues and what we can do to strengthen the UK, Zimbabwe relationship,” he said.
Ambassador Vowles was a volunteer teacher living in Zimbabwe in the 1990s.
He lived in Mudzi where he was a teacher at Chifamba Secondary School, before stints in Murehwa, Bulawayo and Harare.
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