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Iran, Tanzania ink MoU to develop trade, industrial cooperation

siavash — Mon, 21 Oct 2024 08:18:39 +0000

Iran, Tanzania ink MoU to develop trade, industrial cooperation

TEHRAN (Iran News) At the end of the fifth meeting of Iran-Tanzania Joint Commission on Sunday, Farshad Moghimi and Latifa M. Khamis signed a MoU aimed at enhancing trade and industrial cooperation between the two countries.

Both parties expressed their readiness to convene a joint committee in the near future to establish a framework that will facilitate and implement collaborative efforts.

Moghimi highlighted that Tanzania’s key industrial needs are related to transportation infrastructure, energy supply, raw materials, industrial machinery, mining equipment, and pharmaceutical industry.

After a 16-year hiatus, the fifth Iran-Tanzania Joint Economic Commission was held in Dar es Salaam, the capital of Tanzania, from October 18 to 20 in the presence of Iranian Minister of Agriculture Gholamreza Nouri Ghezeljeh.

During this meeting, officials and private sector representatives from both countries signed 11 cooperation documents, reflecting the Iranian government’s commitment to enhancing cooperation with African countries, particularly Tanzania.

The sixth meeting of the Iran-Tanzania Joint Commission is set for 2026 in Tehran.

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Iran, Tanzania plan to deepen cooperation in number of fields

mahla — Sat, 27 Aug 2022 20:33:21 +0000

TEHRAN (Iran News) –Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian has stressed that Tehran and Dodoma intend to create a roadmap to hasten the growth of their bilateral ties in a number of areas.

Amir Abdollahian told reporters that he expected to see the president of Tanzania upon his arrival there on Thursday for his African tour and deliver to him an invitation from President Ebrahim Raisi to visit Tehran.

Amir Abdollahian stated that businesspeople and industrialists joining him on this tour to meet in Dar es Salaam to explore ways to develop mutual cooperation.
Liberata Mulamula, Tanzania’s foreign minister, welcomed her Iranian counterpart’s arrival and told reporters that the two nations had extremely good connections.

Amir Abdollahian started a tour of Africa on Monday which took him to Mali, Zanzibar and Tanzania.

At a joint news conference with his Malian counterpart Abdoulaye Diop in Bamako on Tuesday, Amir Abdollahian said terrorism in West Asia and Africa is the result of extra-regional influence.

“Interference by some extra-regional countries is the reason behind the formation of some terrorist groups in the West Asia region and Africa,” the top Iranian diplomat highlighted.

The Iran-Mali joint cooperation commission signed a document at the end of its first meeting and decided to conduct the next session in Tehran.

Before embarking on his regional tour to Africa on Monday, Amir Abdollahian stated that the Islamic Republic is committed to strengthening connections with all countries in the world.

In terms of foreign policy, Iran’s foreign minister stated, “Our priorities include Asia, neighboring countries as well as some other countries, including those in the African continent.”

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Iranian MPs leave for Tanzania’s Dar es Salaam

reporter 1222 — Mon, 16 Apr 2018 10:45:04 +0000

Iran-Tanzania parliamentary friendship group has left Tehran for Dar es Salaam, Tanzania to meet with Tanzanian officials.

According to the website of Iranian Parliament (Khaneh mellat), Iran-Tanzania parliamentary friendship group left Tehran for Tanzania yesterday.

The Iranian parliamentary delegation, which is headed by representative of Shahr-e kord Ardashir Nourian, are expected to meet with the head of Iran-Tanzania parliamentary friendship group, the Tanzanian parliament speaker, the Tanzanian Parliament Foreign Relation committee as well as the Tanzania’s foreign minister during their visit.

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Tanzania ‘Iran’s gateway into East African market’

reporter 1222 — Wed, 11 Oct 2017 12:16:45 +0000

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani highlighted his administration’s special attention to expanding ties with African countries, including Tanzania.

President Rouhani made the remarks in a meeting with Tanzanian Foreign Minister Augustine Mahiga on Wednesday in Tehran, adding “”Tanzania is Iran’s gateway to access the East African market and my administration is determined to develop relations with friendly countries around the world, especially in Africa.”

Rouhani thanked the Tanzanian president for his invitation to make an official visit to Dar es Salaam, saying “Tanzania, with its 900 years of cultural and historical ties with Iran, is a valuable investment in the development of cooperation.”

“Major Iranian companies active in the field of engineering are ready to advance development projects in Africa, including in Tanzania,” Rouhani said. “Economic cooperation should be developed alongside the existing historical, cultural and political ties between Iran and Tanzania, and the first step to achieve this end is to facilitate monetary, financial and banking relations.”

The president also called for establishment of a joint economic commission between Iran and Tanzania to address the scope for developing commercial and economic cooperation as well as ways to strengthen scientific and technological relations.

Elsewhere, President Rouhani discussed regional issues, saying “terrorism is a major global threat which necessitates a united and collective fight from all countries against it.”

“The fact that no one dares to openly support terrorist groups under various labels, including Jabhat al-Nusra, al-Qaeda, al-Shabaab, Boko Haram or ISIL, is a major progress,” he added, voicing Iran’s readiness to provide Tanzania with experiences in combatting terrorist groups.

Augustine Mahiga, for his part, welcomed the presence of Iranian companies in the implementation and development of its developmental projects, adding “Iranian products can be delivered to the East African market through Tanzania.”

He went on to say, “Tanzania would like to use Iran’s experiences not only in countering terrorism and extremism, but also in the fight against organized international crime, human trafficking and money laundering”.

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