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Kenya, Mozambique sign visa waiver deal to spur trade
9:00 CAT | 22 Nov 2018
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Kenya and Mozambique on Wednesday signed a visa waiver framework aimed at boosting trade and free movement of people between the two countries.
The agreement will also boost the two countries’ cultural exchanges, said Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta who witnessed the signing of the deal in Nairobi with his Mozambican counterpart Filipe Jacinto Nyusi.
Nyusi welcomed the signing of the visa waiver, saying it was a move in the right direction in bolstering the cooperation between the two countries.
He said their discussions mainly focused on economic and other areas of mutual cooperation including tourism and the energy sector in which Kenya has excelled.
“We discussed important issues of our economy and finance as well as issues of avoiding double taxation so as to facilitate trade for our business people and for the flow of business between our two countries,” Nyusi said, according to a statement issued by Kenyatta’s office after the joint meeting in Nairobi.
He reaffirmed his government’s commitment to work towards enhancing cooperation and bilateral relations with Kenya.
Nyusi is in Kenya for a reciprocal state visit that will see him attend the opening of the world’s first Sustainable Blue Economy Conference that is co-hosted by Kenya, Japan and Canada in Nairobi next week.
President @UKenyatta and H.E. President @FNyusi of #Mozambique lead their respective delegations in bilateral discussions after holding talks. The two leaders are keen to consolidate the longstanding partnership between the two countries #KenyaMozambiqueRelations pic.twitter.com/3ZVA1kxwLX
— State House Kenya (@StateHouseKenya) November 21, 2018
LNG and coal imports, aviation and ports
Kenyatta noted the tremendous progress made in the growth of gas, coal and oil exploration in Mozambique, saying Kenya seeks to learn from Mozambique’s best practices including transfer of technology as it embarks on developing its own extractive industry.
He disclosed that one of the proposals that Kenya is considering is the importation of liquefied gas and coal from Mozambique starting next year through a government-to-government agreement.
He said Kenya is also considering opportunities in aviation with a focus on technical training and the establishment of an aviation training organisation.
“As a nation we have the capacity to offer the requisite technical assistance in this field,” he added.
As two ocean-facing countries, the Kenyan leader said the two countries have agreed to champion the sustainable use of the blue economy resources to accelerate economic growth and development.
Kenyatta said that the port cities of Maputo and Mombasa form an integral part of the trade relations between the two countries.
“I encourage our relevant authorities to work much close together to see how we can partner and develop our port facilities as a sure way of improving trade linkages between our two countries,” the president said.
He said the two countries are also exploring the existing potential in the aviation sector between that is yet to be fully exploited and which will enhance greatly the tourism and trade ties.
President @UKenyatta and his counterpart @FNyusi of Mozambique attended a joint business forum at a Nairobi hotel. President @UKenyatta urged the private sector to exploit the existing trade potential between #Kenya and #Mozambique | #KenyaMozambiqueRelations pic.twitter.com/CxPrl4WLip
— State House Kenya (@StateHouseKenya) November 21, 2018
President Uhuru Kenyatta and Filipe Nyusi of Mozambique have Signed VISA WAIVER!!!: https://t.co/RSBKTihIkK via @YouTube
— KENYA News MEDIA (@KENYANewsMEDIA) November 21, 2018
Source: Xinhua
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