Teaching children various languages in both informal and formal settings will significantly enhance effective communication and strengthen international ties, Sheri Nyakudya, Town Secretary for Mvurwi Town Council, Zimbabwe, told Sputnik Africa.
"The target, again, is also the youth. Those youths who we have now can also have some classes where they are taught the Russian language as well as the Zimbabwean languages," she proposed.
Nyakudya added that cultural exchange programs and city twinning initiatives can significantly contribute to language learning. By visiting each other's countries, participants naturally learn about different cultures and, ultimately, languages. These exchange programs can accelerate the process of understanding and communicating in each other's languages.
While attending the Municipal BRICS Forum, Nyakudya mentioned that her country could potentially emulate Moscow in areas such as surface and underground transportation, high-rise construction, and telecommunications development. She also noted that the forum represents effective cooperation and provides an opportunity for a collective approach to solving the problems faced by BRICS members.
Wrapping up the interview, the town secretary highlighted the Zimbabwean president's well-known mantra, "a friend to everyone and an enemy to none," which emphasizes the country's longstanding policy of openness, including its willingness to engage in commerce.
"We also have many areas where people can come and maybe engage in. We've got mining, we've got tourism, we've got farming, manufacturing. All those areas are open for business. So Russia is welcome to come in with that," Nyakudya concluded.