Mozambique aims to be India’s priority partner

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Mozambique aims to be India’s priority partner

2:32 CAT | 15 Aug 2022

Photo: O País

The Mozambican government has announced that it intends to become one of India’s priority partners. The interest was expressed at the Eduardo Mondlane University Cultural Centre in Maputo on Saturday night by Deputy Minister of Justice, Filimão Suazi, during celebrations of the 75th anniversary of Indian independence being marked this Monday, August 15.

Even before independence, Mozambicans maintained diplomatic relations with India. Relations were strengthened after national independence in 1975.

Since then, cooperation has involved various sectors, such as finance, education and human development, mineral resources and energy, public works, health, science and technology, higher and professional technical education, agriculture and food security, transport and communications and public security.

In the light of the ties of friendship with India now lasting more than 47 years, the Mozambican government has said that Mozambique now intends to be one of India’s priority partners.

“We encourage potential Indian investors to invest in agriculture and food security, which are extremely important for our country, in terms of water and processing, in terms of agricultural research, in terms of service and extension, in terms of training, in the irrigation aspect, in the poultry sector, among others available,” the Deputy Minister of Justice said.

For Mozambique, cooperation between the two countries is positive and should continue to benefit both nations.

The High Commissioner of India in Mozambique recalled that bilateral relations between India and Mozambique had flourished recently, marked by the visit of the Prime Minister of India, Narendza Modi, to Mozambique, in July, 2016, and President Nyusi’s reciprocal visit to India in 2019.

During the event on Saturday, which included Indian dancing and cuisine, Ankan Banerjee expressed his satisfaction. “I am immensely proud and honoured to participate in the cultural night organised by the High Commissioner of India in Maputo with the support of the entire Indian diaspora represented by the Indian Cultural Association in Mozambique on the eve of the historic and important 75th anniversary of Indian independence,” he said.

President of the Indian Cultural Association in Mozambique, Nandkumar Nair, said in his speech, that the 75th celebrations of Indian independence revealed the strength of unity, defined sacrifice and made known that some wars could be won through non-violence. Nair highlighted the importance of freedom and pride in being Indian.

The event at the Eduardo Mondlane University Cultural Centre in Maputo was organised under the auspices of the High Commissioner of India in Mozambique, Ankan Banerjee, and lasted three hours.

India gained independence from the British on 15 August, 1947.

By José dos Remedios

Source: O País