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PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa says Zimbabwe’s representatives in various capitals should market the country as an investment destination of choice due to its abundant natural resources.
The President was addressing Zimbabwean ambassadors at the State House in Harare this Wednesday.
“It is my pleasure to host this gathering with all of you, the men and women assigned to serve and represent our beloved motherland, Zimbabwe in foreign lands. I have had the privilege of visiting some of your stations, however, today is most opportune as we are meeting as a collective, to share perspectives on how we should drive this strategic cog of Government, for the ultim ate benefit of our country,” said the President.
“Remain mindful that I expect high impact and focused results in all engagements, programmes and activities at your respective missions. It is your duty to ensure that the missions you superintend, scale up initiatives towards advancing the realisation of our Vision of becoming a prosperous and empowered upper middle-income economy by 2030.
“I thus, challenge each of you to apply yourselves fully to deliver the results expected of you from both the Ministry and national levels. I look forward to a time when this gathering will include highlights and recognition of the best performing Missions, based on clearly stipulated criteria and outcomes.”
The President challenged the diplomats to rethink their approach to the country’s foreign relations to ensure that Zimbabwe benefits.
“We are encouraging production and productivity, anchored on ICTs, innovation and modern technologies, while we also continue to stabilise our economy. I trust that during your Retreat and Strategic Management Review, various stakeholders updated you on the progress realised in the various sectors of our economy.
“All these external and internal dynamics demand that you all shift, re-think and re-imagine the manner we approach our country’s foreign relations. You must be more agile, adaptive and innovative to guarantee that our beloved motherland derives the most favourable benefits from this reality. Zimbabweans by nature are not a not a people who mourn or merely complain.
We are action oriented. resilient people and trail- a blazers. I expect these traits to be evident in the results that must come from your respective missions. Going forward, it is incumbent upon you to develop and nurture complementary synergies with a cross section of investors and partners in your various stations for enhanced win-win benefits.
“These must extend to the quest for value addition of abundant natural our resources, agriculture products, as well as cooperation in our education sector and social services in general,” said the President.
