Zimbabwean president Emmerson Mnangagwa has asked for guidance from the Russian president, Vladimir Putin, to help resuscitate the dying Zimbabwean economy.
Particularly referring to Putin as a senior brother, Mnangagwa said he particularly looked up to be
“Your Excellency, I would wish that we now attend to deepening economic cooperation between our countries, and our country is developing – it is a third-world country – so that you, as a senior brother, can hold my hand as I try to develop Zimbabwe,” he said.
President Mnangagwa is currently in Eastern Europe for an official visit scheduled to end at the World Economic Forum later this month in Davos, Switzerland.
Just yesterday, (Tuesday January 15) the president and his delegation were in Russia where he met with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin.
Both leaders according to the Kremlin – Russia presidency, held discussions targeted at advancing the bilateral relations between both nations and navigating the current international and regional issues.