Belarus is a giant for us: First Lady of Zimbabwe told the details of her meeting with Lukashenko
Co-operation between Belarus and Zimbabwe in medicine, agriculture, mining and a number of other areas was in the centre of attention at the Palace of Independence – as the First Lady of Zimbabwe, Auxilia Mnangagwa, told journalists when commenting on the results of her meeting with the President of Belarus, Aleksandr Lukashenko
According to the guest, there was not a single closed topic during the meeting, “I felt absolutely at home, and we discussed absolutely everything. I see that our collaboration will go forward, because the President of Belarus has an important thing that we also have. He is able and ready to work hard and for a long time. During a meeting with Mr. President, I told him that he is not only a father, but also a mother for his country. We saw how children and women are taken care of in hospitals...”
Auxilia Mnangagwa added that she came to Belarus not only as the First Lady of her country, but also as a mother who knows well what is happening in families. She also noted that Aleksandr Lukashenko’s visit to Zimbabwe has become a historic one, the people of Zimbabwe remember him very well. Meanwhile, the current discussion also tackled agriculture, medicine, and the mining industry.
“We also discussed exchange programmes and training opportunities for Zimbabwean specialists in Belarus: in medical universities, in the agricultural sector. We also need equipment and specialists to extract the mineral wealth that our country boasts,” she said.
The First Lady of Zimbabwe spoke about the initiative to exchange business delegations of the two countries, which would include representatives of various industries and areas (from medicine and transport to mining). It is expected that representatives of Zimbabwe will soon come to us to establish contacts with Belarusian businesses on the spot, “We would very much like the Belarusian business delegation to visit Zimbabwe. I know that our country will benefit greatly from this, because Belarus is a giant for us.”
The wife of the President of Zimbabwe, Auxilia Mnangagwa, is visiting Belarus in the development of agreements at the level of the heads of state on humanitarian co-operation, with priority attention given to the areas of motherhood, childhood, healthcare, and baby food. During her week-long week in Belarus, Auxilia Mnangagwa visited a number of enterprises and organisations of the Healthcare Ministry, Bellakt JSC in the Grodno Region, held meetings at the Foreign Ministry, with the Belarusian Women’s Union, and visited the Khatyn Memorial Complex.
