{"id":176344,"date":"2026-02-19T14:47:43","date_gmt":"2026-02-19T11:47:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/176344\/"},"modified":"2026-03-10T12:05:06","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T12:05:06","slug":"lukasenka-proposes-mozambique-port-to-boost-zimbabwes-trade","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/176344\/","title":{"rendered":"\u0141uka\u0161enka proposes Mozambique port to boost Zimbabwe\u2019s trade"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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February 19, Pozirk.<\/em><\/strong> Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka has met Mabel Memory Chinomona, president of Zimbabwe\u2019s Senate, to discuss a potential joint construction of a port in Mozambique, Zimbabwe\u2019s eastern neighbor, the Belarusian ruler\u2019s press office reports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Belarus \u201creally needs a foothold on the southeastern coast of the African continent,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIf we pursue this project together with Mozambique and Zimbabwe. . . your country could become a major hub in southern Africa for goods, not only from Belarus but from other countries as well. I think first of all of Russia,\u201d \u0141uka\u0161enka said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe need to develop this idea further. I ask you to remind President [Emmerson] Mnangagwa of our discussion on this matter,\u201d the politician said. \u201cWe have significant work ahead to push trade beyond $100 million in the next few years, as agreed,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Belarusian government intensified contacts with Zimbabwe in 2023, following \u0141uka\u0161enka\u2019s visit to Harare. There\u2019s no current data on bilateral trade. In 2022, it amounted to about $40 million.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u0141uka\u0161enka and Mnangagwa signed a strategic cooperation roadmap for 2026-2030 after their talks in Minsk in May 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Zimbabwe\u2019s first lady Auxillia Mnangagwa visited Minsk twice in the last two years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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