Speaker of Parliament Advocate Jacob Mudenda in Mozambique for bilateral visit

SPEAKER of Parliament of Zimbabwe Advocate Jacob Mudenda is in Maputo, Mozambique for a weeklong bilateral visit at the invitation of his Mozambican counterpart, Honourable Esperança Laurinda Francisco Nhiuane Bias.

Adv Mudenda left Zimbabwe for Mozambique on Sunday last week and is scheduled to conclude the tour on Sunday.

Adv Mudenda was accompanied by Zanu-PF deputy national political commissar Cde Webster Shamu, legislator and chairperson of the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade Cde Noah Mangondo, and legislator Concilia Chinanzvavana.

The purpose of the visit is to strengthen existing cordial political and economic bilateral relations, explore possible areas of cooperation as well as share parliamentary best practices between the two countries.

In a statement, the Parliament of Zimbabwe said the visit also aims at enhancing the bonds of solidarity that exist between Zimbabwe and Mozambique which were forged during the shared struggles for liberation from colonial rule.

“As a result of the visit, the two legislatures have proposed a parliamentary cooperation framework that will undoubtedly contribute to the continued growth and stability of both parliaments and the two sister republics within the context of the SADC’s thrust for regional integrated economic development. Honourable Esperança Laurinda Francisco Nhiuane Bias,

Speaker of the National Assembly of the Republic of Mozambique, had invited Hon. Speaker Mudenda to visit the Republic of Mozambique in February 2024,” read the statement.