Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa has accepted an invitation to King Charles III’s coronation on May 6 at Westminster Abbey in London.
The UK ambassador in Zimbabwe met with the president on Tuesday in Harare, the country’s capital, to discuss the coronation.
Ambassador Melanie Robinson posted a photo of the meeting on Twitter, where they discussed “trade, investment projects, and the importance of peaceful, free, and fair elections later this year.”
V good to meet with President @edmnangagwa today. We discussed the Coronation, the hospitals and clinics that UK company NMS is building in #Zimbabwe, other 🇬🇧trade and investment projects, and the importance of peaceful, free and fair elections in 🇿🇼later this year. pic.twitter.com/zPYB9eoas7
— Melanie Robinson (@HMAMelanieR) April 11, 2023
“The president has been invited, has accepted, and will be traveling to London for that,” Ms. Robinson is quoted in the state-owned Herald newspaper as saying.
Following land reforms implemented during the tenure of former long-term ruler Robert Mugabe, Britain’s relationship with Zimbabwe deteriorated.
Both the United States and the European Union maintain sanctions against Zimbabwean companies and officials, including President Mnangagwa.
