Foreign ministers of Belarus, Zimbabwe met in Minsk
Belarus’ Foreign Minister Sergei Aleinik has met today with the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Trade of Zimbabwe, Frederick Shava, in Minsk, BelTA reports
The Zimbabwean politician is on an official visit to Belarus on March 26th-30th.
Bilateral political co-operation between the two countries has intensified in recent years. In 2022, Belarus and Zimbabwe traded more than $39m, or almost 57 percent more than in 2021. At the same time, Belarusian exports amounted to almost $30m. The country sold tractors, semi-trailer trucks, machines and mechanisms for harvesting and threshing crops, parts and accessories for cars and tractors to Zimbabwe.
Following the recent state visit of the President of Belarus to Zimbabwe, the Government approved a roadmap for the implementation of the agreements reached. The document mentions 65 events in various fields: political-diplomatic, trade-economic, agricultural, military-technical, healthcare and medical science, investments, energy, supplies and maintenance of equipment. In addition, Belarus will continue to participate in the programme on modernisation and mechanisation of agriculture in Zimbabwe.
