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Tanzania: PM flies to Qatar, Jordan

7:13 CAT | 20 Mar 2022

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Tanzania’s Minister Kassim Majaliwa has left the country for a working tour to Qatar and Jordan where he will represent President Samia Suluhu Hassan in meetings with senior leaders from the two Asian countries.

Tanzania and Qatar intend to form a Joint Cooperation Commission (JCP) to regulate a variety of economic concerns, including air travel, , according to a statement from the Prime Minister’s Office.

He will attend a summit in Jordan to assess security in the South-East African region, particularly Mozambique and its environs. The Aqaba Process on East Africa meeting will take place in Aqaba, Jordan, on March 24, 2022.

The meeting in Aqaba is organised by Jordan’s King Abdullah II bin Al Hussein.

It is the third edition since it began in 2015, and this time it brings together leaders of East African countries to address the issues of terrorism and how to combat it.

The Aqaba meetings were established by the King to maintain international and regional coordination and cooperation in the fight against terrorism in a holistic manner, as well as to debate security concerns in many parts of the world.

In 2020 Qatar Airways signed an interline agreement with Air Tanzania, providing passengers with additional seamless connections to domestic and international destinations in Africa.

Thegreement enables passengers in Africa to travel smoothly between Africa and Doha and onward to destinations across Qatar Airways’ wide network in Asia, the Pacific, America, Europe and the Middle East.

The diplomatic relations between Tanzania and Qatar were established on December 13th, 1982. The State of Qatar is always looking forward to strengthening its relations with Tanzania in various fields to serve the interests of both nations, especially in fields of investment, education, and development assistance.

There are two agreements signed between the two nations in the field of Employment Regulation and Air Transport as well as several other agreements understudy between both sides.

The State of Qatar also provides some developmental and charitable assistance. During the Coronavirus pandemic peak period, Qatar supported over 2,000 Tanzanian communities. Some community members who were in distress received several items to support themselves, and also donated free vaccination.

The Premier working visit comes few days after President Samia returned from the United Arab Emirates (UAE), where 36 Memorandum of Understanding (MoUs) were signed.

The MoUs ushered in a new era of a robust and multi-faceted partnership between the two countries, opening doors for a more prosperous future, particularly for Tanzania which strives to build a strong industrial-based economy.

The MoUs were signed during the Tanzania Business and Investment Forum in Dubai and aim to generate investments worth 7.49 billion US dollars (about 17.8tri/-) and create 204,575 jobs over the next four years.

The investment forum was held alongside the Dubai Expo 2020.

Source: Daily News Tanzania