Serbia–Zimbabwe relations are the
bilateral relations
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between
Serbia and
Zimbabwe.
Yugoslavia (and now Serbia as
one of its successor states) was a founding member of the
Non-Aligned Movement, of which Zimbabwe is also a part. Neither country has a resident ambassador. Serbia has a non resident ambassador in
Pretoria.
Relations during Yugoslavia era
The conference center built in 1985 for the 1986 Non-Aligned Movement Summit in Zimbabwe was built by Serbian company
Energoprojekt holding
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, as was Mugabe's personal home.
Robert Mugabe met Yugoslav President
Josip Broz Tito
Josip Broz ( sh-Cyrl, Јосип Броз, ; 7 May 1892 – 4 May 1980), commonly known as Tito (; sh-Cyrl, Тито, links=no, ), was a Yugoslav communist revolutionary and statesman, serving in various positions from 1943 until his deat ...
in
Brijuni, Yugoslavia, and again in
Havana,
Cuba in 1979. When Tito died in 1980, Mugabe and a state delegation attended his
funeral
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. Mugabe described Yugoslavia as the nation other non-aligned countries, especially African nations, went to for economic and technological needs.
Relations post Yugoslavia
In 2014, Zimbabwean President
Robert Mugabe expressed his desire to rebuild and continue the friendship between Serbia and Zimbabwe, and described Serbia as the "only country in the world that
imbabwecan consider a perfect friend," and that Serbia is Zimbabwe's only foreign ally. Mugabe also invited Serbian minister
Ivan Mrkić
Ivan Mrkić ( sr-cyr, Иван Мркић, , born 30 May 1953) is a Serbian diplomat and the former Minister of Foreign Affairs.
Early life and education
Mrkić was born in Belgrade, Serbia, Yugoslavia, where he finished his elementary and sec ...
to Zimbabwe to begin talks on joint projects in the fields of infrastructure, agriculture, information technology and mining.
Zimbabwe closed its embassy in
Belgrade
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in 2006. Serbia closed its embassy in
Harare in 2013.
Economic relations
In 2019, the value of export from Serbia to Zimbabwe amounted to 280,000 euros, and import from Zimbabwe to 1,539,000 euros. In 2020, the value of export from Serbia to Zimbabwe amounted to 141,000 euros, and import from Zimbabwe to 1,965,000 euros.
High level visits
Former Prime Minister of Serbia and Minister of Foreign Affairs,
Ivica Dačić attended the state funeral of the former President of Zimbabwe, Robert Mugabe, on 14 September 2019.
The Speaker of the National Assembly of Zimbabwe,
Jacob Mudenda, and the President of the Senate,
Mabel Chinomona
Mabel Memory Chinomona (born 21 January 1958) is a Zimbabwean politician who is the current president of the Senate of Zimbabwe. Previously, she served as deputy speaker of the National Assembly from 2013 to 2018, and as MP for Mutoko North un ...
, participated in the 141st Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), which was held in Belgrade in October 2019.
In August 2021, Serbian Minister of Foreign Affairs
Nikola Selakovic visited Zimbabwe and met with his Zimbabwean counterpart Dr
Frederick Shava
Frederick Musiiwa Makamure Shava (born 20 March 1949) is a Zimbabwean politician who was appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Trade in February 2021 and sworn in on 2 March 2021. He also serves as a member of the Senate repr ...
.
See also
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Foreign relations of Serbia
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Foreign relations of Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe maintains relations with various countries around the world, and maintains close diplomatic relations with neighboring nations.
Bilateral relationships
Zimbabwe has significant bilateral relations with several countries.
Following Ian ...
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Yugoslavia and the Non-Aligned Movement
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Yugoslavia and the Organisation of African Unity
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References
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