[1][2] They reached their peak before and during the 1970 3rd conference of Heads of State or Government of the Non-Aligned Countries in Lusaka when Yugoslavia provided major logistical and diplomatic support to the relatively recently decolonized Zambia.

Yugoslav organizations and the Government assisted Zambia's liberation movement morally, politically and financially before the independence.

[1] Yugoslav delegation headed by the Federal Executive Council's Vice-President Aleksandar Grličkov attended the formal proclamation of Zambia's independence on October 24, 1964.

[3] The project was designed and built simultaneously and 115 days after the works started and two weeks ahead of the deadline, the new convention hall was ready for the event.

[4] He chaired the Yugoslav document drafting group and provided similar support to Zambian delegation at the preparatory meeting in Tanzania between 13 and 17 April 1970.