Zimbabwe and Cuba are set to deepen relations, with tangible cooperation already visible in the health and education sectors.
The deepening of bilateral ties between Harare and Havana took center stage when Zimbabwe’s Ambassador-designate to Cuba met President Emmerson Mnangagwa at State House this Monday.
Emerging from the closed door meeting, Ambassador Chikawa said Zimbabwe enjoys cordial relations with Cuba and his mission is to deepen cooperation.
“We already cooperate with Cubans in the areas of education and health. There are projects that are already running and I want to give tribute to my predecessor and those who were there before him. On health you will be seeing real, tangible projects that are already underway. I am only going to give my support wherever needed. On education, Bindura University is actually an offshoot of our programme where students went to Cuba for education soon after our independence,” he said.
Ambassador Chikawa noted that harnessing the engagement and re-engagement policy will be key as he heads to Havana.
What I can assure the Zimbabwean population is that under the leadership of His Excellency President Dr E.D Mnangagwa, reaffirmation, engagement and re-engagement with time is what we will scale to the greatest possible heights. In order to do that we want to do it with friends leaving no one behind, but we also want to do it with those who might not have understood you yesterday as long as you state your case and stand by it,” he added.
Relations between Cuba and Zimbabwe date back to the days of the country’s liberation struggle.
Source; ZBC
In other news – Wicknell Chivayo’s Rolls Royce Cullinan delivered in Harare – VIDEO
Zimbabwean businessman Wicknell Chivayo says he has taken delivery of a brand new 2023 Rolls Royce Cullinan which cost US$850 000.
Chivayo has been involved in tender controversies, including a US$5.6 million tender fraud case. He was later cleared in the case. Chivayo’s Intratrek company has a US$172.5 million solar project contract.Learn More
