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Zimbabwe and the United States establish cooperation framework

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Zimbabwe and the United States have established a new cooperation framework intended to strengthen their bilateral relations after decades of diplomatic tension. Zimbabwean Foreign Affairs Minister Amon Murwira confirmed the agreement to the Daily News.

Zimbabwe and the United States have established a new cooperation framework, a step towards a fuller restoration of their bilateral relations after decades of diplomatic tension. Zimbabwean Foreign Affairs Minister Amon Murwira confirmed this to the Daily News, the country's most influential daily newspaper.

The announcement comes as Harare is also negotiating a framework to clear its debt arrears, a file closely followed by international lenders. Zimbabwe remains under US sanctions inherited from several decades of discord between the two countries.

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