Botswana President Mokgweetsi Masisi officially opened the 112th edition of the Zimbabwe Agricultural Show (ZAS) in Harare on Friday.
In his address, Masisi hailed the collaboration and the bilateral relations between Zimbabwe and his country urging the people of the two countries to build long-lasting business networks. He said:
It is exactly six months and eight days ago, in Victoria Falls here in Zimbabwe, our two countries solidified and formalised collaboration in the agricultural sector by signing an MoU in the area of Agricultural Development and Security.
Notwithstanding, Botswana and Zimbabwe have long-lasting bonds of friendship and collaboration, dating back to time immemorial.
Since the establishment of our diplomatic relations following the attainment of independence by Zimbabwe in 1980, we have seen our cooperation, at the bilateral, regional continental and, indeed, at the international level, grow in leaps and bounds, in a multitude of areas.
Masisi urged participants at ZAS to take advantage of the show to build long-lasting business networks and to fully adopt identified trade and investment opportunities.
He also commended President Emmerson Mnangagwa for his efforts in fighting cattle rustling along the Zimbabwe -Botswana border.
Masisi also revealed that Botswana and Zimbabwe recently engaged in dialogue for cooperation in strategic grain reserves and the possibility of Zimbabwe exporting grain to Botswana. | NewZimbabwe.com