Vietnam, Tanzania strengthen ties on 60th anniversary
During the visit, she held talks with Tanzanian Foreign Minister Mahmoud Thabit Kombo in Dar es Salaam to discuss measures to enhance the two countries' traditional friendship and multifaceted cooperation, especially in trade and investment.
Deputy Foreign Minister Le Thi Thu Hang and Tanzanian Foreign Minister Mahmoud Thabit Kombo (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Deputy Foreign Minister Le Thi Thu Hang visited Tanzania from February 27 to March 1 to strengthen bilateral ties on the occasio𒈔n of the 60th anniversary of diplomatic relations.
During the visit, she held talks with Tanzanian Foreign Minister Mahmoud Thabit Kombo in Dar es Salaam to discuss measures to enhance the two countries' traditional friendship and multifaceted cooperation, especially in trade and investment.
Deputy Minister Hang said Vietnam always attaches importance to traditional friendship and multifaceted cooperation with Tanzania, considers the country one of Vietnam's leading partners in Africa.
She conveyed an invitation from Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son for a visit to Vietnam to Minister Kombo, who said he will arrange a Vietnam visit in 2025.
Vietnam, with expertise in aquaculture, is willing to share and assist Tanzania, while urging the African country to jointly seek partners for the tripartite cooperation to leverage resources from developed nations, Hang said.
Besides, Vietnamese businesses such as Viettel can participate in digital transformation and e-government building process in Tanzania, she added.
She proposed the two sides coordinate to organise the second session of the Joint Committee on Bilateral Cooperation and the Tanzanian side explore the possibility of Tanzania opening a diplomatic mission in Hanoi.
Minister Kombo highlighted Tanzania’s potential in agriculture, mining, and high-tech industries and encouraged Vietnamese investment in irrigation, aquaculture, rice production, and digital governance.
Both sides emphasised the need to enhance trade, facilitate business exchanges, and finalise agreements on investment protection and taxation.
Tanzania proposed an annual business forum to foster engagement, while Minister Kombo praised Viettel’s telecom venture, Halotel, and invited the company to expand its investments.
Deputy Minister Hang thanked the Tanzanian government for its support of Halotel and urged continued cooperation.
During her visit, Deputy Minister Hang also met with the Vietnamese Embassy and Halotel staff, recognising their contributions to bilateral relations./.
A high-level delegation of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) led by Politburo member, Secretary of the CPV Central Committee and Chairman of its Commission for Internal Affairs Phan Dinh Trac paid a working visit to Tanzania from September 22-26.
Newly-accredited Vietnamese Ambassador to Tanzania Vu Thanh Huyen on August 12 presented credentials to Tanzania’s President Suluhu Hassan, who affirmed that her country treasures the friendship with Vietnam and praised the strong cooperation between the two countries in political, economic, and trade fields.
Acting President Vo Thi Anh Xuan on April 26 cabled a message of condolences to President of Tanzania Samia Suluhu Hassan on serious human and property damage caused by the recent heavy rains and floods in the African country.
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