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Ambassador to Zimbabwe Mr Koichi Morita.
The Indian delegation, comprising 26 officials, is led by India’s Minister of State for Commerce and Industry Jyotiraditya Scindia.
The Indians immediately declared interest in mining and other sectors of the economy.
Mr Scindia told VP Mujuru that India was eager to expand its relations with Zimbabwe.
“India is committed to its relationship with your country not only on the basis of economic relations.
“Relations are much stronger when founded on common cultural and historical background. We share the commonality of fighting colonialism and apartheid,” he said.
Minister Scindia said there was need to further boost relations between the two countries.
“There is a lot of robustness in our trade profile but a lot more needs to be done. We want to see much deeper interaction between our two countries,” Minister Scindia said.
He said the takeover of Ziscosteel, now NewZim Steel, by Essar Holdings of India, was good example of the growing relations between the two countries.
Apart from exploring investment opportunities, Minister Scindia said, India planned to set up a vocational training institute in Zimbabwe.
He also took the opportunity to relay his condolences to VP Mujuru following the death of her husband, Retired General Solomon Mujuru, last month.
Minister Scindia then invited VP Mujuru to visit India.
The Indian delegation had earlier on attended a one-day conference dubbed “Doing Business In Zimbabwe: Investment Opportunities and Challenges”.
The delegation is made up of stakeholders from the energy, road infrastructure, information technology, mining, among other sectors.
India and Zimbabwe enjoy close ties and these relations were further cemented by Government’s Look East Policy.
Online Reporter