Britain is a friend of Zimbabwe — envoy

A senior British Embassy official, Tim Cole, on Monday said his country’s investment interests in Zimbabwe were driven by the desire to create employment and eradicate poverty.

In a veiled attack on President Robert Mugabe’s claims that British and foreign investors were looting the country’s resources, Cole said: “Investment doesn’t mean stealing the country’s resources.”

Cole is British deputy ambassador to Zimbabwe.

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