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Zimbabwe to reduce embassies
10 Jan 2018 at 01:00hrs | Views
Government has started mobilizing resources to clear arrears in respect of salaries, rentals and other running costs for its various embassies around the globe as part of efforts to rebuild the country's image, Foreign Affairs and International Trade Minister Sibusiso Moyo has said.
Tied to the ongoing efforts, Minister Moyo said, was a need for the country's 46 diplomatic missions to perform and meet key result areas to justify their continued existence.
This comes a month after Finance and Economic Planning Minister Patrick Chinamasa said President Mnangagwa had approved a plan to downsize the country's diplomatic missions, taking into account Zimbabwe's current economic environment and affordability.
The rationalization of diplomatic missions, which also puts a ceiling on rental payments for diplomats, aims to balance the cost of maintaining missions and the business value they generate.
Tied to the ongoing efforts, Minister Moyo said, was a need for the country's 46 diplomatic missions to perform and meet key result areas to justify their continued existence.
This comes a month after Finance and Economic Planning Minister Patrick Chinamasa said President Mnangagwa had approved a plan to downsize the country's diplomatic missions, taking into account Zimbabwe's current economic environment and affordability.
The rationalization of diplomatic missions, which also puts a ceiling on rental payments for diplomats, aims to balance the cost of maintaining missions and the business value they generate.
Source - The Herald
