Zim, Botswana in high level BNC session
ZIMBABWE and Botswana are set for an historic engagement when the two countries convene the High-Level Fourth Session of the Botswana-Zimbabwe Bi-National Commission (BNC) here today.
President Mnangagwa arrived for the crucial summit yesterday and was received at the Maun International Airport by his Botswana counterpart President Mokgweetsi Masisi.
Also there to receive the President were Defence Minister Oppah Muchinguri-Kashiri, Foreign Affairs and International Trade Minister Ambassador Frederick
Shava and several other high-level dignitaries who were part of the advance team to the meeting.
The high-level meeting is set to further solidify the already strong bond between the two neighbouring countries and unlock new avenues for collaboration.
The meeting will also explore ways to further enhance Harare and Gaborone’s integration and cooperation across diverse sectors ranging from trade, investment, security and regional development.
Addressing the closing session of the ministerial segment of BNC yesterday, which preceded today’s high-level summit, Foreign Affairs Minister Amb Shava applauded the frank and open manner in which the two countries had carried out their deliberations.
“These candid discussions have afforded us the opportunity to attend to issues of implementation on all outstanding decisions in the various areas of our cooperation.
“This has laid a solid foundation for the forthcoming deliberations between our Heads of State.”
Amb Shava called on both Governments to expedite the implementation of all agreements signed during previous sessions of the BNC, while fast-tracking the conclusion of the outstanding ones.