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Foreign relations of Zambia

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After independence in 1964 the foreign relations of Zambia were mostly focused on supporting anti-colonial and anti-apartheid movements in other countries in Southern Africa, namely the African National Congress, Zimbabwe African People’s Union, and South West Africa People's Organisation. During the Cold War Zambia was a member of the Non-Aligned Movement.

Zambia is a member of 44 international organizations, with the United Nations, World Trade Organization, African Union, Commonwealth of Nations and Southern African Development Community being among the most notable.

Zambia is involved in a border dispute concerning the convergence of the boundaries of Botswana, Namibia, Zambia and Zimbabwe. An additional dispute with the Democratic Republic of Congo concerns the Lunchinda-Pweto Enclave.

History

Kenneth Kaunda visiting communist Romania's leader, Nicolae Ceauşescu, in 1970.
Kaunda talking privately with U.S. President Jimmy Carter at the White House in 1978
U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell and President of Zambia Levy Mwanawasa meet in New York City during the 59th UN General Assembly.

After independence in 1964, Zambia was one of the most vocal opponents to white minority rule and colonialism. President Kenneth Kaunda, who held office 1964–1991, was a very visible advocate of change in Southern Africa. He actively supported UNITA during the Angolan liberation and civil war, SWAPO during their fight for Namibian independence from apartheid South Africa, Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe), and the African National Congress in their fight against apartheid in South Africa.[1]

Many of these organizations were based in Zambia during the 1970s and 1980s. For this reason South Africa as well as Rhodesia carried out military raids on targets inside Zambia. Zambia's support for the various liberation movements also caused problems for the Zambian economy, since it was heavily dependent on electricity supply and transportation through South Africa and Rhodesia. However these problems was partly solved by the Kariba Dam and the construction of the Chinese supported Tan-Zam railway.[citation needed]

For their part in the liberations struggles, Zambia enjoys wide popularity among the countries they supported as well as all over Africa. For instance, former South African president Nelson Mandela often referred to the debt South Africa owes Zambia.[2]

Before Zambian independence, Kaunda met with John F Kennedy while visiting the United States in 1961, and he would meet with Lyndon Johnson, Gerald Ford, Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan, and George H.W. Bush at the White House during his long presidency.[1] He also clashed with British prime minister Margaret Thatcher on several occasions, disliking her policy towards South Africa.[3]

As with most African states, Zambia was a member of the Non-Aligned Movement during the Cold War, and is still today. The country hosted the 3rd Summit of the Non-Aligned Movement in 1970. In practice Zambia was more to the left than to the right during the Cold War. The country had good relations with China and with Yugoslavia. Kaunda is famous in Yugoslavia for crying openly at president Josip Broz Tito's funeral.

Kaunda's successor, president Frederick Chiluba (1991–2002), also played an important role in African politics. His government played a constructive regional role sponsoring Angola peace talks that led to the 1994 Lusaka Protocols. Zambia has provided troops to UN peacekeeping initiatives in Mozambique, Rwanda, Angola, and Sierra Leone. Zambia was the first African state to cooperate with the International Tribunal investigation of the 1994 Rwanda genocide.

In 1998, Zambia took the lead in efforts to establish a cease-fire in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Zambia was active in the Congolese peace effort after the signing of a cease-fire agreement in Lusaka in July and August 1999, although activity diminished considerably after the Joint Military Commission tasked with implementing the ceasefire relocated to Kinshasa in September 2001.

International organizations

Zambia is a member of 45 international organisations. These are:[4]

Concerning Zambia's membership in the ICC, Zambia has a Bilateral Immunity Agreement of protection for the United States military from prosecution.

United Nations

Zambia joined the United Nations on 1 December 1964,[5] only a month after the nation had become independent. Zambia has a permanent mission to the UN, with headquarters on 237 East 52nd Street, New York City. The head of the mission is Tens Chisola Kapoma.

International Monetary Fund managing director Rodrigo Rato meeting with the Republic of Zambia's President Levy Mwanawasa.

Regional diplomacy

Lusaka province, the capital of Zambia

Following the independence of Zambia on 24 October 1964, the country has lent military aid and support to numerous movements and governments on the international stage. Most notably, Zambia has a history of providing military aid to combatants and political parties fighting for independence throughout Africa.[6] The aid that Zambia has provided for African nationalistic movements during the colonial era revolves around both military and diplomatic arrangement for liberation and peace.[7] The Zambian Defense Force (ZDF), which consists of the Zambian Army, Zambian Air force and Zambian National Service, has played a key part in a multitude of key regional and international conflicts throughout the 1970s and 1980s.[8] Most notably, the Zambian military has provided counter insurgent efforts during major African confrontations such as the Rhodesian Bush War despite not being the main belligerent.[9]

Zambia has a history of supporting regional liberation movements and Former President Kenneth Kaunda had previously decreed that "Zambia will not be independent and free until the rest of Africa is Free".[10] As a large central nation, the governability of Zambia relies on the stability and diplomacy of nearby states that surround Zambia.[7] Nevertheless, in the late 1970s, Kaunda's regime actively confronted the so-called "White South" regimes which controlled South Africa, Rhodesia and Namibia, forming part of the Frontline States alliance.[11] Regional stability allowed Former President Kenneth Kaunda to maintain power in the relatively poor nation for several decades.[12][better source needed]

Liberation and political support

Zambia received its own liberation from colonialism relatively early from Britain. The newly formed Zambian government under President Kenneth Kaunda of the UNIP party was active in the liberation and disputes of its neighbors for decades following its independence.[13] The Zambian government offered shelter for revolutionaries, mediated treaty signings and offered aid and weapons. The continuation of colonial rule in Southern Africa was seen as a slight to Zambia and inherent feelings of African unity drove the new nation to aid its neighbors resist colonial rule.[14]

Most notably, Zambia was a haven for revolutionaries from the Namibia liberation party,[15] South West African People's Organization (SWAPO) and the African National Congress (ANC) in South Africa. Zambia provided a rear base for revolutionaries as well as administrative and political aid.

SWAPO

Former President of South Africa, Nelson Mandela had previously expressed the important role Zambia played in post-apartheid South Africa

The South West African People's Organization (SWAPO) is a political party that was formerly an independence movement based in Namibia.[16] Due to pressures from within Namibia, SWAPO moved its headquarters and much of its forces into neighboring Zambia in the 1970s. Zambia became a safe haven for the group and SWAPO set up guerrilla training camps and sent exiled members into Zambia.[15] The Shipanga Crisis, so named for senior SWAPO leader Andreas Shipanga, saw the Zambian government help round up thousands of dissidents and critics of the movement.[17] SWAPO leaders in Namibia saw growing dissent in the SWAPO installations and guerrilla camps in Zambia, and appealed to then President Kaunda for help. After rounding up thousands of perceived rebels, including Shipanga with the aid of Zambia, SWAPO leadership in Namibia became markedly more authoritarian.[18]

African National Congress

The African National Congress was an anti-apartheid political party based in South Africa, with close ideological ties to the Zambian African National Congress of President Kenneth Kaunda.[19] When the political party was banned in South Africa by the colonial government, many of its leaders went underground or fled to Zambia.[20] Lusaka, the capital of Zambia, became the new headquarters for many ANC leaders in exile from their native South Africa. Zambia thus developed a legacy of being the center of activity for South African liberation and allowed exiled leaders to convene and organize. Former South African President Nelson Mandela had expressed the important role that Zambia played in the liberation of their country during the years of exile.[21] Zambia's policy of liberation through diplomacy and discreet support for African nationalist movements within the region is most poignant in the South African case.[22]

Zimbabwe

Zambia has also provided key support to the liberation struggles of nearby Zimbabwe from their colonial rulers in the 1960s to 1970s.[23] Specifically, Zambia provided armed and diplomatic support to Zimbabwe African People's Union (ZAPU) and the Zimbabwe African National Union (ZANU) during their struggles against the unrecognized rogue state Rhodesian government in the Rhodesian Bush War.[24] Zambia provided limited arms and training towards Zimbabwe's African nationalist movements, but largely applied diplomatic approaches to induce liberation in Zimbabwe.[25] This included multiple visits and discussion between the Rhodesian government and Zambia leaders to negotiate a resolution to the civil strife within the country. Eventually, in 1979, the Rhodesian government submitted to international pressures and conducted elections that lead to majority rule and the eventual renaming of the country as Zimbabwe.[26]

UNITA

The National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA) was a party in Angola that served as one of the main belligerents in the Angolan Civil War of 1975 against People's Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA).[27] Zambia, under Kenneth Kaunda trained and funded UNITA against the MPLA during the civil war. Lusaka remained one of the most ardent supporters of the UNITA African nationalists and UNITA troops trained in Zambia.[28] Since then, Zambia has rescinded its historical support of UNITA and has apologized to the current Angolan government over the historical support of UNITA.[29]

Roles in regional disputes

Angolan Civil War

Zambia was key in facilitating talks between People's Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA) and the National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA) of the Angolan Civil War.[30] The Angolan Civil War waged on from 1975 onward and involved massive foreign intervention in the face of the Cold War.[31] Initiated by Zambia, the Lusaka Protocol was a treaty that attempted to end the Civil War by disarmament and national reconciliation. The treaty was signed in Lusaka on 20 November 1994 and garnered international support, as well as support from Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe and South African President Nelson Mandela.[32] Ultimately the fighting resumed, and by 1998, the peace process ceased.[33]

The Second Congo War

The Second Congo war was a major African continental war that began in the Democratic Republic of Congo in 1998, and involved nine different African countries.[34] Zambia was not a belligerent in this military engagement, but sought to facilitate peace and an end to the fighting. Representatives from various international organizations such as the United Nations, met on 21–27 June 1999 in Lusaka in order to draft a resolution to the conflict.[35] The ceasefire agreement set to end the fighting, deploy peacekeeping forces and release prisoners of war on both sides of the fighting. Heads of state from Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Namibia, Rwanda, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe convened in Lusaka, Zambia on 10 July 1999 to sign the Lusaka Ceasefire Agreement.[36] Ultimately hostilities continued despite the passage of the Peace Agreement, and the official fighting did not resolve itself until 2003.[37]

African cooperation

Zambia is a member of the Organization of African Unity (OAU), now known as the African Union, and was its chairman until July 2002. Zambia also takes part in the unions economical cooperation, the African Economic Community (AEC). Among the AEC's different pillars, Zambia takes part in two; Southern African Development Community (SADC) and the preferential trade area Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA). The country is also a member of the Port Management Association of Eastern and Southern Africa (PMAESA).

SADC was founded in Zambia's capital Lusaka on 1 April 1980, and COMESA has its headquarters there as well.

International disputes

A dormant dispute remains where Botswana, Namibia, Zambia, and Zimbabwe's boundaries converge; and with the DRC in the Lunchinda-Pweto Enclave in the North of Chienge following concerns on the Zambia-Congo Delimitation Treaty raised with the late President Laurent Kabila. The lack of demarcation beacons, and the citizenship rights of people in that enclave remain thorny issues, especially in Luapula Province.

Zambia and the Commonwealth of Nations

Zambia has been a republic in the Commonwealth of Nations since 24 October 1964, when Northern Rhodesia became independent.

Diplomatic relations

List of countries which Zambia maintains diplomatic relations with:

More information #, Country ...
# Country Date
1 United Kingdom 24 October 1964[38]
2 United States 24 October 1964[39]
3 Democratic Republic of the Congo 24 October 1964[40]
4 France 24 October 1964[41]
5 Germany 24 October 1964[42]
6 Serbia 24 October 1964[43]
7 China 29 October 1964[44]
8 Japan 29 October 1964[45]
9 Russia 30 October 1964[46]
10 Sweden 27 November 1964[47]
11 Ghana 30 November 1964[48]
12 Egypt 15 December 1964[49]
13 Tanzania 7 January 1965[50]
14 Czech Republic 2 February 1965[51]
15 Norway 2 February 1965[52]
16 Denmark 10 February 1965[53]
17 Belgium 12 February 1965[54]
18 Philippines 26 February 1965[55]
19 Israel 17 March 1965[56]
20 Austria 18 March 1965[57]
21 India April 1965[58]
— Holy See 15 May 1965[59]
22 Ethiopia 8 July 1965[60]
23 Chile 29 July 1965[61]
24 Netherlands 2 November 1965[62]
25 Nigeria 1965[63]
26 Canada 13 April 1966[64]
27 Italy 10 May 1966[65]
28  Switzerland 10 June 1966[66]
29 Poland 1 July 1966[67]
30 Hungary 13 August 1966[68]
31 Botswana 28 November 1966[69]
32 Kenya 1966[70]
33 Uganda 1966[71]
34 Lebanon 3 February 1967[72]
35 Guinea 10 November 1967[73]
36 Finland 8 March 1968[74]
37 Ivory Coast 10 April 1968[75]
38 Romania 28 May 1968[76]
39 Somalia 7 July 1968[77]
40 Bulgaria 20 October 1968[78]
41 North Korea 12 April 1969[79]
42 Senegal 25 April 1969[80]
43 Syria 15 May 1969[81]
44 Albania 9 July 1969[82]
45 Spain 26 September 1969[83]
46 Brazil 28 December 1969[84]
47 Malawi 15 September 1970[85]
48 Peru 5 October 1970[86]
49 Guyana 11 February 1971[87]
50 Trinidad and Tobago 17 February 1971[88]
51 Sierra Leone 19 February 1971[89]
52 Jamaica 25 February 1971[90]
53 Turkey 25 February 1971[91]
54 Barbados 1 March 1971[92]
55 Eswatini 31 March 1971[93]
56 Mauritania 30 April 1971[94]
57 Liberia 3 April 1972[95]
58 Cameroon 21 April 1972[96][97]
59 Australia 18 May 1972[98]
60 Cuba 19 July 1972[99]
61 Vietnam 15 September 1972[100]
62 Niger 29 September 1972[101]
63 Malta 17 October 1972[102]
64 Morocco 1972[103]
65 Pakistan 1972[104]
66 Tunisia 1972[105]
67 Republic of the Congo 12 January 1973[106]
68 Algeria 15 January 1973[107]
69 Rwanda January 1973[108]
70 Burundi 13 March 1973[109]
71 Sri Lanka 16 April 1973[110]
72 Iran 7 July 1973[111]
73 Madagascar 13 September 1973[112]
74 Lesotho 19 September 1973[113]
75 Benin 8 February 1974[114]
76 Argentina 27 September 1974[115]
77 United Arab Emirates 29 November 1974[116]
78 Mauritius 29 December 1974[117]
79 Gambia 30 December 1974[118]
80 Iraq 1974[119]
81 Sudan 1974[120]
82 Haiti 6 March 1975[121]
83 Bahamas 19 March 1975[122]
84 Portugal 3 April 1975[123]
85 Mozambique 25 June 1975[124]
86 Gabon 18 July 1975[125]
87 Mexico 15 October 1975[126]
88 Kuwait 12 November 1975[127]
89 Indonesia 18 November 1975[128]
90 Cyprus 10 December 1976[129]
91 Angola 3 May 1977[130]
92 Saudi Arabia 1 May 1978[131]
93 Mongolia 2 October 1978[132]
94 Venezuela 2 November 1978[133]
95 Greece 15 February 1979[134]
96 Bangladesh 26 July 1979[135]
97 Grenada 7 September 1979[136]
98 Ireland 29 February 1980[137]
99 Nicaragua 21 April 1980[138]
100 Zimbabwe 30 April 1980[139]
101 Oman 2 June 1982[140]
102 Qatar 25 June 1982[141]
103 Cape Verde 10 July 1982[142]
104 Bahrain 24 January 1983[143]
105 Antigua and Barbuda 2 March 1983[144]
106 New Zealand 2 April 1985[145]
107   Nepal 10 September 1986[146]
108 Libya 1986[147]
109 Bolivia 5 January 1987[133]
110 São Tomé and Príncipe 31 August 1987[148]
111 Mali 2 October 1987[149]
112 Thailand 9 November 1987[150]
113 Colombia 21 April 1988[151]
114 Afghanistan December 1988[152]
115 Malaysia 26 February 1990[153]
116 Namibia 5 August 1990[154]
117 South Korea 4 September 1990[155]
— State of Palestine 20 February 1991[156]
118 Ukraine 22 April 1993[157]
119 Slovakia 5 May 1993[158]
120 Kyrgyzstan 17 September 1993[159]
121 Armenia 7 October 1993[160]
122 Belarus 13 October 1993[161]
123 Georgia 14 October 1993[162]
124 Moldova 26 October 1993[163]
125 Azerbaijan 18 November 1993[164]
126 Turkmenistan 2 December 1993[165]
127 Uzbekistan 1 February 1994[166]
128 South Africa 10 May 1994[167]
129 Eritrea 15 July 1994[168]
130 Slovenia 26 January 1995[169]
131 Bosnia and Herzegovina 20 March 1995[170]
132 Croatia 20 September 1995[171]
133 Tajikistan 31 October 1995[172]
134 Kazakhstan 25 March 1996[173]
135 Cambodia 8 May 1996[174]
136 Luxembourg 24 October 1996[175]
137 Laos 9 November 1996[133]
138 Singapore 17 December 1996[176]
139 Latvia 27 February 1997[177]
140 Estonia 15 May 1997[178]
141 Seychelles 11 March 1998[179]
142 North Macedonia 30 March 1998[180]
143 Lithuania 13 July 2001[181]
144 Brunei 3 February 2003[133]
145 Iceland 23 July 2004[133]
146 Jordan 6 June 2006[182]
147 Djibouti 11 December 2006[183]
148 Comoros 22 February 2007[184]
149 Yemen 22 November 2007[185]
150 Montenegro 29 June 2010[133]
151 Paraguay 28 September 2010[186]
152 Burkina Faso 15 July 2011[187]
153 Honduras 8 August 2011[188]
154 Suriname 2 September 2011[189]
155 Guatemala 19 March 2013[190]
156 Ecuador 16 July 2013[191]
157 Costa Rica 28 May 2014[192]
158 South Sudan 16 February 2016[193]
159 Central African Republic 28 August 2017[194]
160 Maldives 1 April 2018[133]
161 Equatorial Guinea 19 April 2018[195]
162 Togo 23 March 2021[196]
163 Dominican Republic 23 September 2024[133]
164 Panama 24 September 2024[133]
165 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 24 September 2024[197]
166 El Salvador 10 December 2024[133]
167 Chad 4 September 2025[198]
168 Liechtenstein 25 September 2025[199]
169 Uruguay 21 September 2026[133]
170 Vanuatu 21 September 2026[200]
171 Andorra 22 September 2026[201]
172 Belize 25 September 2026[202]
— Sovereign Military Order of Malta 25 September 2026[203]
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Bilateral relations

Africa

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Country Formal Relations Began Notes
Kenya1966See Kenya–Zambia relations

Both countries established diplomatic relations in 1966 when has been accredited High Commissioner of Zambia to Kenya Mr. A. M. Simbule.[70]

  • Kenya has a high commission in Lusaka.
  • Zambia has a high commission in Nairobi.
Namibia5 August 1990See Namibia–Zambia relations

Both countries established diplomatic relations on 5 August 1990[154]

  • Namibia has a high commission in Lusaka.
  • Zambia has a high commission in Windhoek.
South Africa10 May 1994Both countries established diplomatic relations on 10 May 1994[167]

See South Africa–Zambia relations

Zambia was a strong supporter of the African National Congress during their struggle against minority rule and hosted the ANC for a number of years. In 2009, nearly 52% of all goods imported to Zambia were from South Africa.

  • South Africa has a high commission in Lusaka.
  • Zambia has a high commission in Pretoria.
Tanzania7 January 1965See Tanzania–Zambia relations

Both countries established diplomatic relations on 7 January 1965 when Zambia's first High Commissioner to Tanzania, Mr. A. M. Simbule presented his credentials to President Nyerere[50]

  • Tanzania has a high commission in Lusaka.
  • Zambia has a high commission in Dar es Salaam.
Zimbabwe30 April 1980See Zambia–Zimbabwe relations

Both countries established diplomatic relations on 30 April 1980[139]

  • From 1953 to 1963 Zambia and Zimbabwe were, along with Nyasaland (now Malawi) part of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland.[204]
  • Initially the two countries had good relations after gaining independence. However, relations have recently been strained. Following the controversial Zimbabwean presidential election of 2008, the late Zambian President Levy Mwanawasa described Mugabe's Zimbabwe as a "regional embarrassment".[205]
  • The former foreign affairs minister, Kabinga Mpande, once said Zambia had lodged a protest against Zimbabwe, against the "sustained malicious campaign against Zambia".[206] But relations have improved tremendously with the election of Michael Sata as President of Zambia. It was reported in the Zambian media that Zambia was pushing for the readmission of Zimbabwe into the British led Commonwealth of Nations.
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Americas

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Country Formal Relations Began Notes
Mexico15 October 1975Both countries established diplomatic relations on 15 October 1975[126]
  • Mexico is accredited to Zambia from its embassy in Pretoria, South Africa.[207]
  • Zambia is accredited to Mexico from its embassy in Washington, D.C., United States.[208]
United States See United States–Zambia relations

Zambia, led by president Kenneth Kaunda and other diplomats such as Vernon Mwaanga, Mark Chona, and Siteke Mwale, cooperated closely with the United States between 1975 and 1984 in order to promote peaceful solutions to the conflicts in Angola, Rhodesia (Zimbabwe), and Namibia.[209]

  • United States has an embassy in Lusaka.
  • Zambia has an embassy in Washington, D.C.
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Asia

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China29 October 1964Both countries established diplomatic relations on 29 October 1964[44]

See China–Zambia relations

  • China has an embassy in Lusaka.
  • Zambia has an embassy in Beijing.
IndiaApril 1965See India-Zambia relations

Both countries established diplomatic relations in April 1965 when first High Commissioner of India to Zambia Mr. C. Krishnamurti began his duties.[58]

Israel17 March 1965

Both countries established diplomatic relations on 17 March 1965 when Israel's first ambassador to Zambia Col. Ben-Zion Tehan presented his credentials to the President Dr. Kenneth Kaunda.[56] Zambia severed diplomatic relations with Israel on 26 October 1973.[214] Diplomatic relations between two countries were re-established on 25 December 1991[215]

Both countries have a number of bilateral agreements in force.[216]

Turkey25 February 1971See Turkey–Zambia relations

Both countries established diplomatic relations on 25 February 1971 when accredited first Ambassador of Turkey to Zambia (resident in Nairibi) Mr. Sadum Terem[91]

  • Turkey has an embassy in Lusaka.[217]
  • Zambia has an embassy in Ankara.[217]
  • Trade volume between the two countries was 23.7 million USD in 2019 (Zambian exports/imports: 5.9/17.8 million USD).[217]
  • There are direct flights from Istanbul to Lusaka since 14 December 2018.[217]
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Europe

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Cyprus10 December 1976Both countries established diplomatic relations on 10 December 1976 when the first High Commissioner of Cyprus to Zambia, Mr. Fillios Antoniou Grammenopoulos, presented his credentials to President Kaunda[129]
  • Cyprus is accredited to Zambia from its high commission in Pretoria, South Africa[218] and an honorary consulate in Lusaka.[218]
  • Zambia is accredited to Cyprus from its embassy in Rome, Italy[218] and an honorary consulate in Limassol.[218]
  • Both countries have a bilateral agreement on Air Service between both countries.[219]
  • Both countries are full members of Commonwealth of Nations.
Denmark10 February 1965See Denmark-Zambia relations

Both countries established diplomatic relations on 10 February 1965 when was accredited first Ambassador of Denmark to Zambia (resident in Nairibi) Mr. Birger Abrahamson[53]

Greece1977
  • Greece is accredited to Zambia from its embassy in Harare, Zimbabwe and an honorary consulate in Lusaka.[222]
  • Zambia is accredited to Greece from its embassy in London, United Kingdom.[222]
Ireland29 February 1980See Ireland–Zambia relations

Both countries established diplomatic relations on 29 February 1980 when Ireland's first Ambassador to Zambia, His Excellency Mr Michael Greene, presented credentials to President Kaunda[137]

  • Ireland has an embassy in Lusaka.[223]
  • Zambia is accredited to Ireland from its high commission in London[224]
Poland1 July 1966See Poland–Zambia relations

Both countries established diplomatic relations on 1 July 1966[67]

  • Poland is accredited to Zambia from its embassy in Harare, Zimbabwe.
  • Zambia is accredited to Poland from its embassy in Berlin, Germany.
Russia30 October 1964See Russia–Zambia relations
  • Russia has an embassy in Lusaka.
  • Zambia has an embassy in Moscow.
United Kingdom 17 October 1964 See United Kingdom–Zambia relations

Zambia established diplomatic relations with the United Kingdom on 17 October 1964.[38]

The UK governed Zambia from 1911 to 1964, when Zambia achieved full independence.

Both countries share common membership of the Commonwealth, and the World Trade Organization. Bilaterally the two countries have a Development Partnership,[226] a Double Taxation Agreement,[227] an Energy Africa Partnership Agreement,[228] a Green Growth Compact,[229] and have signed an Investment Agreement.[230]

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Oceania

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Country Formal Relations Began Notes
Australia18 May 1972Both countries established diplomatic relations on 18 May 1972 when first Australian High Commissioner to Zambia Mr. W. G. A. Landale presented credentials (resident in Dar es Salaam)[98]
New Zealand2 April 1985Both countries established diplomatic relations on 2 April 1985[145]
  • New Zealand is accredited to Zambia from its high commission in Pretoria, South Africa.
  • Zambia is accredited to New Zealand from its high commission in Canberra, Australia.[232]
  • Both countries are full members of Commonwealth of Nations.
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