By Staff Reporter
OUTGOING Swiss Ambassador to Zimbabwe , Stephamie Ray has committed to continue strengthening ties between the two nations.
Briefing journalists soon after meeting the President, Amb Ray said Switzerland is keen to do more in terms of investment and other development projects in Zimbabwe, given the bilateral relations the two countries enjoy.
He said his country was committed to deepening co-operation with Harare.
“Our relations have been strengthened over the past four years. We have made a great deal of progress in many areas together as partners, and you know the quality of the relationship also depends on how much an Ambassador can work, right? And Zimbabwe has let me work in many fields, and we have co-created a lot of things,” said Amb Ray.
“We supported Zimbabwe in its journey towards the abolition of the death penalty; we have set up a fund, a cultural fund to uplift artists, and we have supported tens of artists through an initiative called SSADZA (Swiss Support to Arts Development in Zimbabwe), and this has added to the visibility of Swiss-Zimbabwean relations. We are still a top foreign investor, the number one foreign investor, a direct investor from Europe in
Zimbabwe. We have great companies present here, and they all want to do more.”
