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HARARE/MAPUTO – The governments of Mozambique, Botswana and Zimbabwe will meet soon to revive the Techobanine Port construction project in Matutuíne district, Maputo province, a senior official has said.
The partnership project will oversee the construction of a 1 700 kilometer railway line extending across the three countries, which will greatly facilitate trade between them.
Mozambican Foreign Affairs and Cooperation Minister José Pacheco made the announcement at the end of the bilateral talks between the governments of Mozambique and Botswana on the occasion of the visit of President Mokgweetsi Masisi, who also visited Zimbabwe last Monday.
Pacheco said the talks also reviewed implementation of the Mozambique-Botswana mixed cooperation commission agreement.
Mozambique expects to profit from the experience of Botswana in the conservation and tourism sector in particular, with 500 elephants to be translocated to the former Portuguese colony soon.
Cooperative relations between Mozambique and Botswana date back to the colonial period.
During the talks, the two governments agreed to create a joint Mozambique-Botswana Chamber of Commerce to facilitate the exploitation of the potential synergies between the two countries.
President Masisi had a private meeting with President Filipe Nyusi and attended a working lunch hosted by his Mozambican counterpart. – New Ziana
Bongani Ndlovu