eBusiness Weekly
HARARE – Zimbabwe and India on Saturday signed six Memorandums of Understanding (MOUs) aimed at deepening cooperation between the two countries.
The MOUs are on the reciprocal exemption of visa requirements for holders of diplomatic passports, Action plan on cooperation in information and communication technology, cooperation in sports, mining, traditional medicine and collaboration on broadcasting.
Visiting Vice Indian Vice President Muppavarapu Venkaiah Naidu and his counterpart Kembo Mohadi witnessed the signing of the MOUs between ministers and officials from the two countries.
India has been working with Zimbabwe in the area of energy and railway maintenance among other areas while ordinary Zimbabweans have also been travelling to India for specialised medical procedures.
According to the Ministry of Health and Child Care, 80 percent of medicines used in Zimbabwe are imported from India through the World Bank, UNICEF and other partners.
The visit to Zimbabwe by the Indian vice president is aimed at heightening and further deepening long existing ties between the two countries.
As part of improving relations with India, Zimbabwe upgraded visa requirements for visitors from New Dehli from category C to category B which means they are now issued with visas upon arrival.
The move is expected to attract more visitors from India. – New Ziana
