Mayor defends Harare-Minsk twinning arrangement

Harare mayor Jacob Mafume has defended his decision to meet a Belarusian delegation led by President Alexander Lukashenko on Tuesday, where he signed a memorandum of understanding to twin the capital with Minsk.

Lukashenko and his delegation arrived in the country on Monday on a three-day State visit and signed several agreements with government.

A self-confessed authoritarian leader, Lukashenko assumed power in 1994 after the collapse of the Soviet Union.

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