Harare - A senior Zimbabwean official says his country is ready to work with the new US administration to restore sound bilateral relations.
This follows the victory of Republican candidate Donald Trump in the presidential elections held on Tuesday.
Zimbabwe's Minister of Information Christopher Mushohwe was quoted by the Herald newspaper on Thursday as saying that Zimbabwe hoped the Trump administration would restore normal relations with Zimbabwe.
Relations between Zimbabwe and the United States have been frosty since 2001 when the latter imposed sanctions on the African country.
Mushohwe said Zimbabwe wanted to maintain good ties with Washington and that at no point had it tried to pick a fight.
Zimbabwe, he said, would not pre-judge the new US government, adding "it could actually be a better government than the previous one."
Xinhua