Minister Muchinguri Attends Defence Exhibition in Belarus
Mako Jerera
Defence and War Veterans Affairs Minister Oppah Muchinguri-Kashiri is attending the 11th International Exhibition on Arms and Military Machinery (MILEX-2023) in Minsk, Belarus.
The four-day exhibition which ends on May 20, is a platform in which companies that are involved in the development of defence technology will showcase their products.
A government communique says the participation seeks to deepen bilateral ties between Harare and Minsk at a diplomatic level.
“The visit by Zimbabwe’s Defence Minister is aimed at strengthening the existing relations between the two countries and exploring new areas of mutual interest.
“She is expected to meet the Belarusian Minister of Defence, General Victor Khrenin and the Minister of State Authority for Military Industry, Mr Dmitry Pantus on the side-lines of the Exhibition to discuss matters of mutual interest,” reads the statement.
The visit by the Defence Minister follows an invitation from her counterpart to attend the defence exhibition.
It comes barely three months after a state visit to Zimbabwe by Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko in January.
The visit by the Belarusian President and his delegation culminated in the signing of various agreements and Memoranda of Understanding.
These agreements included cooperation in political and diplomatic spheres, trade, agricultural, military, healthcare and medical science, investment, energy, equipment supplies and maintenance.
The visit by the Belarusian delegation in January was followed up by a reciprocal visit by a high-level delegation from Zimbabwe that was led by the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Trade in March.
The Defence Ministry was represented in that delegation, by Air Vice Marshal Biltim Chingono.
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