By Bruce Chahwanda, Political Editor
ZIMBABWE has reaffirmed its standing as a stable, reliable and forward-looking international partner following President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s high-level participation at the World Governments Summit in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, Honourable Professor Amon Murwira has said.
Speaking after the conclusion of the summit, Professor Murwira said President Mnangagwa’s engagements on the global stage reinforced Zimbabwe’s mature foreign policy anchored on sovereignty, mutual respect and economic cooperation.
“His Excellency President Emmerson Mnangagwa was basically on the world stage,” Professor Murwira said. “He concluded his visit with a very strong intervention on Zimbabwe’s policy of ‘friend to all, enemy to none’, as well as the ‘open for business’ policy, advocating for a stable and mature foreign policy that respects the sovereignty of Zimbabwe and the sovereignty of Africa.”
He said the President emphasised the need for global development grounded in cooperation rather than coercion.
“He made it clear that the world must develop technologically and economically, but based on mutual respect and a stable geopolitical landscape,” Professor Murwira said.
The Minister said President Mnangagwa held productive engagements that strengthened Zimbabwe’s international positioning.
“We had a very good meeting. His Excellency had a very good meeting,” he said. “It was actually an excellent meeting because you heard his interventions on Africa’s position within the geopolitical landscape, and the acceptance of Zimbabwe as a stable, reliable and forward-looking nation.”
Professor Murwira noted that the summit was one of the largest global governance platforms, attracting unprecedented participation.
“It was one of the biggest summits, with more than 40 heads of state, over 6,000 bureaucrats and about 400 ministers,” he said.
He added that President Mnangagwa’s participation received wide international attention.
“The panel of His Excellency was watched by about 28 million people online, besides those who were physically present at the summit,” Professor Murwira said. “This is the platform we refer to when we say Zimbabwe’s agenda is engagement and re-engagement.”
The Minister said Zimbabwe’s strategy of engaging directly on global platforms was yielding results.
“You engage by getting onto the world stage, and exactly that is what was happening,” he said.
Professor Murwira said President Mnangagwa was returning home encouraged by the outcomes of the summit, as Government continues to advance its economic diplomacy.
“His Excellency is going back home on the back of a very good meeting,” he said. “We are looking forward to continuing to push the agenda that Zimbabwe is open for business, a friend to all and an enemy to none. Zimbabwe is a stable, mature and reliable partner.”
