Story by Oleen Ndori, Foreign Desk Editor
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has appointed Mr. Elesh Patel as the Special Presidential Investment Advisor to Bangladesh, Thailand and Vietnam.
Foreign Affairs and International Trade Minister, Professor Amon Murwira this Wednesday met Special Presidential Investment Advisor to Bangladesh, Thailand and Vietnam, Mr. Elesh Patel.
He reiterated that government values the role of special advisors in achieving Vision 2030 by attracting Foreign Direct Investment and strategic collaborations that will benefit the country.
“ I’m pleased to have you here, appointed as a Special Presidential Investment Advisor to Bangladesh, Thailand, and Vietnam. We know that from February 2022, you have been a member of NRZ. We are happy that your appointment as a Special Advisor on investment to Bangladesh, Thailand, and Vietnam has been approved by President Emerson Mnangagwa. In our drive to promote industrialisation in this country through international investments, particularly in the countries that we want to expand in those areas, and we know that those areas are good in textiles, most of those, in the cotton value chain and we look forward to that kind of specialty coming to this country, working with them and doing everything in our power to encourage them to come here and work with us, which for mutual benefit for business on their part as well as for business on Zimbabwe’s part,” said the Minister.
Mr Patel pledged to use his influential position to advance Zimbabwe’s economic interests.
He said, “I would like to thank His Excellency the President of Zimbabwe, Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa, Minister Murwira, the officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on bestowing this prestigious appointment to me, which I will endeavour to execute in the highest possible way and keep the flag of Zimbabwe running very high.”
Mr Patel has a well-documented history of contributing to the development of Zimbabwe’s transport system, while serving on the board of the National Railways of Zimbabwe.
His appointment is expected to further economic and commercial relations between Zimbabwe, Bangladesh, Thailand and Vietnam.
