China supports Zim UN bid
MOSES MATENGA
Chinese President Xi Jinping has pledged support to his Zimbabwean counterpart, President Emmerson Mnangagwa, on Harare’s bid for a permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council for 2027-2028.
Jinping met Mnangagwa Thursday, a day after the Victory Parade with several leaders including Russia’s Vladimir Putin, India’s Narendra Modi, among others in attendance.
Charamba said the meeting was “a landmark encounter set to transform bilateral relations to a higher level.”
“Just now, Zimbabwe is courting Chinese support in securing a non-permanent seat of the United Nations Security Council for the Year 2027 to 2028. President Xi promised to support Zimbabwe’s bid.”
Charamba said Jinping described his country’s relations with Zimbabwe as “All-Weather-Relations” an upgrade from Comprehensive Strategic Partnership.
“The Chinese leader announced the upgrading of relations from Comprehensive Strategic Partnership to All-Weather Relations with a Shared and Common Future, a status which Zimbabwe now enjoys, alongside leading countries like Russia in Chinese estimate,” Charamba wrote.
“The two leaders last met in 2024, with President Mnangagwa’s invitation to the 80th Anniversary of Chinese Victory against Fascism, underlining this special status between the two countries,” he added.
Mnangagwa was one of the only three African leaders to attend.
Congo-Brazzaville and Egypt were also in attendance.
“Apart from the announcement of Zimbabwe’s new status with China, the two leaders reviewed bilateral relations, with the Chinese President pledging continued support for Zimbabwe in its quest to transform its economy through greater industrialization and value-addition,” the Deputy Chief Secretary in the Office of the President and Cabinet said.
China has also supported Zimbabwe on various initiatives on the global stage and has pledged its support on the bid by Harare to have a permanent seat of the United Nations Security Council.
