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Fungai Lupande Mash Central Bureau
The new South Korean ambassador to Zimbabwe yesterday commended the country’s agriculture production, which he said will be instrumental in the economic development of the country. Speaking during a courtesy visit to the Minister of State for Mashonaland Central Provincial Affairs Advocate Martin Dinha, Ambassador Cho Jai-Chel urged the country to make use of Korean agriculture experts already working in the country.

“I am a son of a farmer. Your country has a very good agriculture system, and also a great population in Korea are farmers,” said Ambassador Jai-Chel.
“I will do my best to increase cooperation between Korea and Zimbabwe. I urge you to make use of Korea agriculture experts already working in the country.

“We have agriculture demonstration centres in Korea where farmers are taught different farming methods. After the war in my country, everything was destroyed, but in a short time, my country worked hard to achieve remarkable economic development.” Adv Dinha said he was pleased that his province was the ambassador’s first port of call after his appointment.

“We are also privileged to have relations with Korea. We are glad that President Mugabe instructed that we establish twinning programmes,” said Adv Dinha.

“Mashonaland Central twinned with Gyeongsangnam Province in South Korea and since then, we have witnessed interesting developments. We now have a centre called Zvarimwa Ushongani Saemaul Centre in Chiveso, Bindura Rural District Council. There are various development activities going on at the centre. The Koreans have constructed Glamogern Clinic near Shamva and Vonabo Clinic in Mazowe. They have helped with upgrading and refurbishment of Bindura Hospital.”

Adv Dinha invited Ambassador Jai-Chel to visit farmers in Bindura and see what they are doing. The ambassador also visited Bindura University of Science Education where he met the acting Vice Chancellor Professor Wilson Parawira. Prof Parawira said they are interested in twinning with Shinhan University in South Korea.

“We need to learn your language in order to interact with your country. We are setting up a school of languages before the exchange programme. We want to start an optometry department at the university and we have copied it from your country,” said Prof Parawira.