Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s opening remarks during talks with Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Trade of the Republic of Zimbabwe Amon Murwira, Moscow, March 6, 2025

Mr Minister,

My dear friend,

Colleagues,

We are delighted to see you in Moscow. I now have the pleasure of congratulating you in my personal capacity on your recent appointment to the position of Zimbabwe’s Foreign Minister.

This is your first visit to Moscow in your capacity as Foreign Minister, although you have previously visited this country as Minister of Education. Together with your Russian colleagues, you have laid the groundwork for our cooperation in this area, which is advancing to the benefit of the peoples of Russia and Zimbabwe.

Your responsibilities as Foreign Minister will include enhancing our contacts in education at all levels. In addition, there are many other bilateral and multilateral topics to address, given the importance of processes in your region and on the international stage, which influence the development of both our countries.

Today, we hope to discuss the entire range of issues and, in this context, to exchange views on the further development of Russia’s partnership with Africa.