By Own Correspondent| President Emmerson Mnangagwa appealed to Zimbabwean Diasporans in the United States to return home and participate in the realisation of the new administration’s vision of attaining a middle income economy by 2030.

Addressing Zimbabweans who came from different States of the US and some from as far as Canada and Netherlands on Sunday afternoon in New York, the President said the Diasporans should use the expertise, knowledge and experiences acquired in the diaspora to build Zimbabwe.

He said opportunities exist for Zimbabwean Diasporans to contribute in various sectors of the economy, including infrastructure development, mining and agriculture, to name but a few.

Earlier on the President had briefed the group on how he ascended to the Presidency.

He also spoke of how the country had held its harmonised elections and how the new administration had embarked on a re-engagement process aimed at putting the country back on the international map revealing the positive developments of the re-engagement exercise.

President Mnangagwa said the United Kingdom, Germany and other countries were warming up to Zimbabwe.

“And it’s only a matter time for the US to start following suit,” said President Mnangagwa.

He also explained to them about major projects coming up, including a rural electrification programme using lithium where power is generated where it’s needed.

In a question and answer session, the diasporans expressed interests in different areas including land, business opportunities and the need to set up an advisory board to advise the leadership on different aspects.-State Media