President Robert Mugabe says Zimbabwe is ready for new, more cordial relations with Western nations that have been fierce critics of his rule.
Zimbabwe was ready for "fresh, friendly and co-operative relations with all those countries that have been hostile to us in the past," he said.
But he added that the lifting of Western-imposed sanctions was essential for this to become a reality.
Mr Mugabe was speaking at the opening of Zimbabwe's parliament.
His comments come less than two weeks after he said the West was trying to undermine the country's power-sharing government.
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