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Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) -
Zimbabwe has been chosen to host this year's World Con
ference of Mayors,
officials said Friday.
World Conference on Mayors (WCM) official, Oscar Webb, said the meeting would be
held either
in December or January next year in Zimbabwe, and draw around 2,200 Mayors from
around the world.
"I am working on the modalities of bringing the Mayors to Zimbabwe. For starters
, I am definitely bringing
a group of at least 50 Mayors in October to the Sanganai Travel Exposition and e
ventually come for the conference in
December 2009 or January next year," Webb, who is the WCM's international ambass
ador, said.
The WCM official, who is a US citizen, was appointed honorary Zimbabwean tourism
ambassador to the United States.
Zimbabwe is trying to re-build its tourism image, which was badly damaged by yea
rs of political instability.
It has engaged high profile world personalities to help woo back tourists.
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| Harare - 24/07/2009 |
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