President Cyril Ramaphosa: Closing remarks at fourth session of South Africa–Zimbabwe Bi-National Commission
Your Excellency, President Emmerson Mnangagwa,
Honourable Ministers,
High Commissioners,
Senior officials,
Distinguished Guests,
Members of the Media,
As we conclude this Fourth Session of the Bi-National Commission, I once again express my deep appreciation for the presence of President Mnangagwa and his esteemed delegation.
Today, we have reaffirmed the bonds of friendship, solidarity and cooperation that exist between our two countries and peoples.
We have received and deliberated on the comprehensive report from the Ministerial segment, which illustrates the depth and scope of our bilateral relations.
While recognising the impressive collaboration between our two countries, our deliberations show that much more must be done to realise the vast potential of our relationship for mutual benefit.
The agreements and Memoranda of Understanding signed in our presence today, together with the decisions reached, reflect our concrete plans to deepen cooperation.
These instruments must now be implemented so that our countries and peoples benefit.
For South Africa, Zimbabwe remains a strategic partner.
It remains one of our largest trading partners.
We have undertaken here to redouble efforts to expand investment and trade.
Inclusive economic growth will give us the means to widen access to food, shelter, health, education, water and sanitation.
It will give us the means to create employment and economic opportunities, especially for women and for the young.
As infrastructure and industrialisation initiatives are pursued, the political will we have shown today should encourage companies from both countries to invest with enthusiasm.
We see great opportunities in agriculture and agro-processing, energy, mining, transport, medicines and vaccines, water, tourism, finance and digital technology.
We are committed to moving people and goods seamlessly and securely across our border in a well-managed and coordinated manner.
Our Ministers, supported by Senior Officials, will follow up on the implementation of the identified priority projects.
In celebrating our shared heritage, we will work to further build people-to-people relations and enable more cultural engagement.
We will build safer communities by working together to remove the threat of cross-border and transnational organised crime.
Working in concert with our fellow SADC neighbours, we will continue to pursue the integration and industrialisation of our region.
We are gathered here inspired by the vision of our forebears, who knew that current and future generations would benefit from our partnership.
Our common history and geography are the foundations of our shared future.
The realisation of that shared future depends on effective and sustained collaboration.
As we prepare for the Fifth Session of our Bi-National Commission, let us turn our decisions into actions. Let us turn our people’s expectations into reality.
Your Excellency, My Brother,
On behalf of the Government and people of South Africa, let me once again thank you and your delegation for joining us for this historic meeting of two great neighbours.
I thank you.
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