Japan-Zimbabwe Summit Meeting (Summary)

[Provisional
translation]

On
August
20,
commencing
at
0:22
p.m.,
for
approximately
20
minutes,
Mr.
ISHIBA
Shigeru,
Prime
Minister
of
Japan,
held
a
summit
meeting
with
H.E.
Dr.
Emmerson
Dambudzo
MNANGAGWA,
President
of
the
Republic
of
Zimbabwe,
who
is
visiting
Japan
to
participate
in
the
in
the
Ninth
Tokyo
International
Conference
on
African
Development
(TICAD
9).
The
overview
of
the
meeting
is
as
follows:

1. 
 
At
the
outset,
Prime
Minister
ISHIBA
expressed
his
appreciation
for
President
Mnangagwa’s
consecutive
visit
to
Japan
following
the
National
Day
of
the
Expo
2025
Osaka,
Kansai
in
July
and
expressed
his
hope
to
strengthen
bilateral
economic
relations
through
opportunities
for
dialogue
with
Japanese
companies.
In
response,
President
Mnangagwa
expressed
his
appreciation
for
the
hospitality
shown
at
the
Expo
National
Day
and
his
intention
to
further
strengthen
bilateral
economic
relations.

2. 
 
Following
that,
Prime
Minister
ISHIBA
stated
that
the
government
of
Japan
decided
to
provide
food
aid
and
support
livelihood
improvement
through
agricultural
infrastructure
development
in
demined
areas
as
well
as
landmine
clearance
in
order
to
realize
the
country’s
high
agricultural
potential.
Prime
Minister
ISHIBA
also
asked
for
continued
cooperation
for
the
stable
trade
of
petalite(*)
produced
in
Zimbabwe.
In
response,
President
Mnangagwa
expressed
his
gratitude
for
Japan’s
support
and
expressed
his
intention
to
continue
working
closely
together
to
promote
further
investment
by
Japanese
companies.

3. 
 
The
two
leaders
also
concurred
to
further
strengthen
cooperation
in
responding
to
various
international
challenges,
such
as
the
United
Nations
Security
Council
reform.

*Petalite
is
the
main
raw
material
for
earthenware
pots
produced
in
Japan.