Sanctions were imposed under the rule of Robert Mugabe, who brought the country to near ruin during his 37-year tenure.
The West accused him of rigging elections, rights abuses and oppressing opponents before he was ousted after a coup in 2017.
Foreign ministry secretary James Manzou told a committee of parliament that the sanctions were unwarranted. The government says the sanctions law bars US officials from voting for Zimbabwe to access funds from foreign lenders like the International Monetary Fund and World Bank, hobbling its economy, which is gripped by a severe shortage of dollars.
Manzou, however, said the government was not giving up on mending ties with the West and had last month started informal dialogue with the EU in Harare, a precursor to formal talks that could see the country receive budgetary support in future.
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