Zimbabwe’s Foreign Minister visits Guyana

Foreign Minister of Zimbabwe, Professor Amon Murwira, paid an official two-day visit to Guyana from 19-20 March 2026.

During his visit, the Zimbabwean Minister held substantive talks with Guyana’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Hugh Todd.

The discussions between the Foreign Ministers focused on initiatives to deepen and strengthen the relations between Guyana and Zimbabwe, CARICOM-African Union relations, modalities for technical cooperation between Guyana and Zimbabwe, especially in the area of agriculture, and the experience of Guyana on the United Nations Security Council during the period 2024 to 2025.

Todd provided detailed briefings to the Zimbabwean delegation on the origins of and the process of Guyana’s case against the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela at the International Court of Justice, Guyana’s proposal for a mechanism to facilitate and strengthen cooperation with Zimbabwe and Guyana’s experience on the Security Council and contributions during its tenure on the United Nations Security Council. .

The Zimbabwean Foreign Minister’s visit to Guyana forms part of his country’s diplomatic efforts to garner support for its candidature to for a non-permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council for the period 2027-2028.

Minister Todd assured his Zimbabwean counterpart of Guyana’s full support.