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Zanu-PF has applauded President Mugabe’s successful visit to Moscow, Russia, saying it was most appropriate as it will give impetus to the country’s economic emancipation drive.
National party spokesperson Cde Simon Khaya Moyo said it was good that President Mugabe’s visit followed another successful one to Beijing, China, in August last year.
“The visit underscores our special historical relationship with the People’s Republic of China and the then Soviet Union whose core is now the Russian Federation,” he said.
“These two countries gave us tremendous support both militarily and the training of cadres to pursue our liberation struggle to its logical conclusion, culminating in our hard-won freedom and independence in 1980.”
Cde Khaya Moyo said the two countries have continued to support Zimbabwe even to the extent of exercising veto powers in the United Nations Security Council to thwart the West from their regime change agenda.
“Zimbabwe needs foreign direct investment to grow the economy and create employment after years of illegal sanctions imposed by the West because of our land reform programme,” he said.
“We cherish the ever growing friendships between Zimbabwe and the Russian Federation. President Mugabe and President Vladimir Putin (Russian President) have set the right tone and those charged with implementation of projects must never disappoint.
“We salute our President for his visionary leadership and wish him well in all his noble efforts.”
President Mugabe returned home yesterday morning after the four-day official visit to Russia.
During his stay in Moscow, President Mugabe held bilateral talks with President Putin at the Kremlin Palace, during which Mr Putin invited a Zimbabwean inter-ministerial delegation to establish more areas of co-operation in the economic sector.
He also had a meeting with African diplomats accredited to Moscow where he briefed them on Zimbabwe’s Zim-Asset and Africa’s new thrust of value-adding the continent’s raw materials.
President Mugabe also met Russian investors who are financing the $4 billion platinum mine deal in the Great Dyke who promised to carry out exploration for other minerals to increase their investment.
On Saturday, President Mugabe, who was invited in his capacity as the African Union chairperson, joined other world leaders in witnessing the 70th commemorations of Russia’s conquest of Nazi Germany during World War 2.
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