1.0 Introduction
1.1 Hon. Advocate Jacob Francis Nzwidamilimo Mudenda, Speaker of the Parliament of Zimbabwe, led a Parliamentary Delegation on a Bilateral Visit to Moscow, Russia, from 26 to 30 September 2022. This, in fulfillment of Zimbabwe’s foreign policy as articulated by His Excellency, the President, Cde. Dr. Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa, that “Zimbabwe is a friend of all and an enemy to none”. Additionally, the Bilateral Visit was to enhance Parliamentary Diplomacy. To that end, the visit culminated in the signing of a Cooperation Agreement between the National Assembly of Zimbabwe and the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation on 27 September 2022.