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Mnangagwa to open Zimbabwe dry port on Namibia visit

by Staff reporter
24 Jul 2019 at 10:55hrs | Views
THE dry port of Zimbabwe at Walvis Bay is set to be inaugurated during President Emmerson Mnangagwa's three-day state visit to Namibia this week.

This was announced in a statement issued by presidential press secretary Alfredo Hengari on Tuesday evening.

President Hage Geingob will be hosting Mnangagwa from Wednesday to Friday, during which time Namibia is also hosting the ninth session of the Namibia-Zimbabwe Joint Commission of Cooperation and the fifth round of Namibia-Zimbabwe political and diplomatic consultations, Hengari's statement details.

"The state visit will serve as an opportunity to further strengthen bilateral relations between Namibia and Zimbabwe, including new possible areas of cooperation," the statement also said.

Furthermore, the two heads of state are expected to sign a number of bilateral agreements aimed at boosting trade and investment between the two countries.

Source - namibian