Dar es Salaam — Tanzania and Egypt have reaffirmed their dedication to strengthening their strategic partnership, with renewed concentrate on advancing the African Continental Free Commerce Space (AfCFTA), the African Union’s Agenda 2063 and efforts to construct a peaceable, united and affluent Africa.
Deputy Minister for International Affairs and East African Cooperation, Dr Ngwaru Maghembe, mentioned Tanzania stays dedicated to deepening relations with Egypt, which have existed for greater than six many years.
Dr Maghembe made the remarks in Dar es Salaam on Wednesday throughout celebrations marking the 74th anniversary of the Revolution of the Arab Republic of Egypt. He represented the Minister for International Affairs and East African Cooperation on the occasion.
He mentioned Tanzania will proceed increasing cooperation with Egypt in key areas together with commerce, funding, training, vitality, transport, trade, well being, defence and water useful resource administration.
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The Deputy Minister mentioned this 12 months’s celebrations got here at an essential second following the official go to by Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi to Tanzania, which opened a brand new chapter in bilateral relations.
“The go to opened a brand new chapter in strengthening strategic cooperation and diplomatic relations between the 2 international locations for the advantage of the folks of Tanzania and Egypt,” Dr Maghembe mentioned.
He congratulated Egypt on the 74th anniversary of its Revolution, noting that the nation had made important progress in sustaining peace, growing infrastructure and selling sustainable growth.
For his half, Egyptian Excessive Commissioner to Tanzania Sherif Ahmed Ismail thanked the Tanzanian authorities for selling financial diplomacy and making a beneficial setting for commerce and funding cooperation.
Ambassador Ismail mentioned the Tanzania-Egypt Enterprise Discussion board held throughout President El-Sisi’s go to had strengthened relations between the personal sectors of the 2 international locations by creating new alternatives for funding and commerce.
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The discussion board introduced collectively traders, enterprise leaders, personal sector representatives and authorities officers from Tanzania and Egypt to discover areas of cooperation geared toward selling shared prosperity.
President El-Sisi visited Tanzania final week following an invite from President Samia Suluhu Hassan. Through the go to, the 2 leaders held bilateral talks and collectively launched the Tanzania-Egypt Enterprise Discussion board.
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Ambassador Ismail mentioned the rising enterprise hyperlinks between the 2 international locations display the significance of strengthening financial cooperation alongside political relations.
The connection between Tanzania and Egypt dates again to 1964 when diplomatic ties have been established between Tanzania’s founding President, Mwalimu Julius Nyerere, and former Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser.
