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| Tuesday, 08 November 2011 11:26 |
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Dar es Salaam. President Jakaya Kikwete yesterday hosted Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall at the State House where they discussed their country’s relations. The prince and his delegation arrived at the State House at around 10am. The President who thanked Prince Charles for accepting his invitation said ties between the Tanzania and the UK were strong. “The United Kingdom is a great partner in many ways; we have good relations. It is the biggest investor in our country. The UK is also a country with the highest number of tourists to Tanzania,” said President Kikwete. From the State House, where he spent about 50 minutes, the Prince and his wife went to Karimjee hall, where they met workers of the ministry of Communications, Science and Technology who were showcasing their services as part of celebrations making the 50th independence of Tanganyika. The couple later visited the National Defence Forces headquarters. The Chief of Defence Forces, Gen Davis Mwamunyange received them. Former prime ministers John Malecela, Joseph Warioba and Salim Ahmed Salim were also in attendance. Ministers who attended the events with their dockets in brackets were Dr Hussein Mwinyi (Defence and National Service), Mr Bernard Membe (Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation) and Mr William Ngeleja (Energy and Minerals). The royals watched a demonstration of peace support operations before viewing three armed personnel carriers that UK donated to Tanzania. They thereafter met peacekeepers who have returned from a mission in Darfur. The officers were accompanied by their families. “We are glad for the visit and appreciate the British government’s support to our peacekeepers,” said Dr Mwinyi. Yesterday evening, the royals were scheduled to visit Zanzibar and pay a courtesy call on President Mohamed Ali Shein and later visit Beit el-Ajaib (House of Wonders) as well as learn about projects supported by the British government and non-governmental organisations. Meanwhile, Prince Charles has hailed the implementation of a community-based management of fisheries resources in Rufiji, Mafia and Kilwa districts. He awarded the districts for judiciously spending donor funds on the project financed by the World Wildlife Fund and the Royal Family. He underscored the importance of sustaining the project in conserving the environment. According to him, the world needs to learn from the initiative demonstrated by Tanzanian villagers. "Paying attention to the local wisdom and local inputs in the conservation is a good thing to any sustainable project," he said. He also noted that there was a need to build a global network to streamline coastal conservation activities to ensure sustainable agriculture and fishery activities. He said it was important to have an alliance to assist poor countries to mitigate risks of the climate change. Add this page to your favorite Social Bookmarking websites           |
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