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Evicted white Zimbabweans welcomed to farm in Mozambique 

White landowners who had been evicted from their farms in Zimbabwe were welcome to farm in neighboring Mozambique, the government said Sunday.

"We have a law on investment," Mozambican Foreign Minister Leonardo Simao told state television. "If someone wants to come here and invest, and respects our investment laws, he is welcome. Be he or she white, black, yellow, green — if it is possible — he is welcome."

Zimbabwe's government has ordered thousands of white farmers from their land, saying it is to be distributed to landless blacks, and a number have expressed interest in moving to neighboring countries.

The farm seizures have plunged Zimbabwean into political and economic chaos, and contributed to widespread food shortages.

Twelve Zimbabwean farmers had moved to central Mozambique over the past 18 months, and were farming corn and tobacco, said Mozambican Agriculture Minister Helder Muteia.

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