News of the South HARARE – Outgoing Chinese ambassad.or Mr Huang Ping said Zimbabwe’s future is bright under President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s leadership saying the vision of it being a middle income economy by 2030 can even be achieved earlier.
Ambassador Ping said this while bidding farewell to President Mnangagwa at his Munhumutapa offices in Harare yesterday afternoon.
“Although I am leaving I have a very strong belief that Zimbabwe with all its talented people will have a bright future with the strong leadership of President Mnangagwa and the work of the people will ensure the achievement ofbeing a middle income economy by 2030 if not earlier and you have my best wishes,” said Ambassador Ping.
The Chinese envoy who has been in the country since 2015 said the country has witnessed a number of developments during his three year stay.
“In these three years a lot of things have happened in Zimbabwe; we had a great change.
“We now have a new leadership with very good policy with Zimbabwe opening for business.
“In our good relations China and Zimbabwe have upgraded their relationship from being all weather friends to comprehensive strategic partnership of cooperation,” he said.
Ambassador Ping added that this is the highest political positioning of China’s relations with foreign countries.
“With this strategic partnership we will cooperate in all the fields, in all the sectors.
“Economically speaking, we have synchronised our trade, our investmentand a lot of projects like the Victoria Falls International Airport which has increased international flights making Victoria Falls become a regional hub of Tourism,” Ambassador Ping remarked.
He said he also witnessed the commissioning of the Kariba South Expansion Project which added 300 MW to the national grid.
The Ambassador who is taking up a new diplomatic post in the USA said he will miss the hospitality of Zimbabweans but promised to promote the country in his new placement.
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