During Banda's presidency, Malawi initially refused to establish diplomatic relations with any of the governments of Eastern Europe or Asia (however, relations were later established with North Korea in 1982[32] and with Romania and Albania in 1985)
Pautsogoleri wa a Banda, dziko la Malawi linakana kukhazikitsa ubale waukazembe ndi maboma aliwonse a kum'mawa kwa Ulaya kapena Asia (koma ubale unakhazikitsidwa ndi North Korea mu 1982[32] komanso ndi Romania ndi Albania mu 1985)