Re-Engagement: Zim in Right Direction

Wallace Ruzvidzo and Richard Muponde

Zimbabwe’s engagement and re-engagement drive, underpinned by the sustained implementation of National Development Strategy 1 (NDS1), could potentially unlock massive economic returns for the country, including fresh funding from international financiers, Ambassador of the European Union (EU) Mr Jobst von Kirchmann has said. In an exclusive interview with The Sunday Mail last week, following the conclusion of the Second Structured Dialogue Platform meeting on the arrears clearance and debt resolution process held in Harare recently, Mr Von Kirchmann said Zimbabwe was heading in the right direction. He said President Mnangagwa’s undertaking to organise free and fair elections scheduled for later this year will help boost confidence in the country, unlocking Zimbabwe’s vast untapped potential. Government’s re-engagement drive, he said, was a sure way of reinstating Zimbabwe back into the community of nations. “I think apart from talking about re-engaging, Zimbabwe has also taken concrete steps towards re-engagement,” said Ambassador von Kirchmann. ReadMore