On June 27, Chinese Ambassador to Zimbabwe Zhou Ding met with Chairman of the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade and the Parliamentary Zimbabwe-China Friendship Association Webster Shamu, and other Association members. The two sides had in-depth discussions on advancing bilateral exchanges and cooperation. 

    Extending warm congratulations on the establishment of the Parliamentary Zimbabwe-China Friendship Association, Ambassador Zhou reviewed the fruitful achievements of China-Zimbabwe cooperation in recent years with the guests, outlined the key outcomes of the recent Ministerial Meeting of Coordinators on the Implementation of the Follow-up Actions of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC), and China's new measures to expand opening-up and cooperation with Africa. He also elaborated on the concepts and practices of China's whole-process people's democracy, expressing the hope that the Association will play a positive role in enhancing the friendship between the two peoples, fostering cooperation in various fields, and enriching the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership of Cooperation between China and Zimbabwe. 

    Shamu stated that the establishment of the Association is a concrete measure to follow up on the outcomes of Speaker of Zimbabwe's Parliament Jacob Mudenda's recent visit to China. The Association will actively facilitate exchanges between the two countries’legislative bodies and leverage its strengths to contribute to deepening Zimbabwe-China friendship and cooperation in various fields.