Editing Foreign relations of Zimbabwe (section)

==Bilateral relationships==
Zimbabwe has significant bilateral relations with several countries.

Following [[Ian Smith]]'s [[Unilateral Declaration of Independence (Rhodesia)|Unilateral Declaration of Independence]] from the United Kingdom in 1965 Rhodesia's diplomatic presence was dramatically rolled back across the world. By the time of the [[Lancaster House Agreement]] in 1979 Rhodesia only had representative offices in London, [[Bonn]], [[Pretoria]], [[Sydney]], [[Washington, D.C.]] and Tokyo. Missions in [[Maputo]] (then Lourenço Marques) and [[Lisbon]] were closed in 1975 following the [[Carnation Revolution]] in Portugal. Under [[Robert Mugabe]] Zimbabwe ran a new foreign policy which operated more closely with African, Soviet and [[Non-Aligned Movement|NAM]] states.

Some white Rhodesians who have left their country following [[ZANU-PF]] coming to power have established "embassies" and offices representing a [[government in exile]] in places afar as [[Thailand]], [[Iceland]] and London.

The capital of the country, [[Harare]], currently hosts 51 embassies. Several other countries have ambassadors accredited from other capital cities, mainly [[Pretoria]] and [[Addis Ababa]]. Several countries have closed their embassies in Zimbabwe in recent years to protest the policies of President [[Robert Mugabe]], with the [[Czech Republic]] and [[Botswana]] being the latest to announce their intentions to do so.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://allafrica.com/stories/200708300951.html|title=Zimbabwe: Czech Embassy to Close Over 'Crazy' Policies|access-date=23 April 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?ReportId=81846 |title=Botswana to close its Harare embassy |publisher=Irinnews.org |date=2008-12-05 |access-date=2018-12-29}}</ref> The information provided on the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Zimbabwe's website is outdated, and due to the country's growing isolation, several embassies that are listed have closed. The information was checked on the websites of other foreign ministries to ensure accuracy.