Belarus’ Lukashenko visits fellow Russia ally Zimbabwe

HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has arrived in Zimbabwe to pomp and fanfare, in a visit that seeks to cement economic and political ties between  the two countries that are both close allies of Russia. Zimbabwe’s president Emmerson Mnangagwa and hundreds of singing and cheering ruling party supporters welcomed Lukashenko Monday at the main Robert Gabriel Mugabe airport in the capital, Harare. The visit, according to Zimbabwe’s foreign affairs ministry, is aimed at boosting “strong cooperation in political, economic, mining, agriculture and disaster risk management” between the two countries.