Bulawayo – Mozambican President Daniel Chapo on Friday officially opened the Zimbabwe International Trade Fair Bulawayo in the company of President Emmerson Mnangagwa.
Chapo who was recently elected Mozambique president in a disputed election toured various exhibitions at ZITF before addressing thousands.
“We want to talk about our economic relations, about our political relations, and above all we want to increase trade between our countries and our region. You know that we have the Beira corridor, and we have a pipeline from our port to Zimbabwe,” Chapo said.
“We are here in Zimbabwe because we know that Mozambique is Zimbabwe and Zimbabwe is Mozambique and we have historical relations with Zimbabwe. I think that our first challenge was political freedom and now that we achieved it, we now want to talk about economic freedom in our countries.”
The 65th edition of ZITF “continues to showcase regional cooperation, innovation, and economic opportunity,” Mnangagwa said.
The ZITF 2025 theme is ‘Industrialisation: Crafting an Integrated Economic Landscape’, paving way for sustainable growth and regional collaboration.