PREAMBLE

The Ministry of Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs of the Republic of Zimbabwe and the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation (hereinafter referred to individually as "the Party" and jointly a 'the Parties"),

GUIDED by the desire to strengthen and develop cooperation between the judicial authorities of the Zimbabwe and the Russian Federation based on the generally recognised principles and rules of international law on the issues that repre ent mutual interest,

HAVE agreed on the following:

Article 1. Definitions