APA-Pretoria (South Africa) South Africa and Tanzania have signed two agreements aimed at strengthening political and diplomatic cooperation between Pretoria and Dodoma.
In a communique issued at the end of a one-day state visit by Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan on Thursday, the two countries expressed satisfaction at their strong bilateral relations, “hinging upon the long standing historical, political, economic, and cultural ties.”
South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa and his Tanzanian counterpart witnessed the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding on Political and Diplomatic Consultations, and Memorandum of Understanding on Cooperation between the Diplomatic Academies of the two countries.
“In this regard, they underscored that pending MOUs should be finalised and signed by December 2023,” the communique said.
Ramaphosa said work on finalising the pending MOUs “will be anchored and coordinated by the foreign ministries of the two countries – supported by a Mid-Term Review Mechanism that will monitor implementation of the Bi-National Commission’s work.”
The two countries had previously signed 15 other sectoral agreements or MOUs, bringing to 17 the number of cooperation pacts between Pretoria and Dodoma.
Ramaphosa and Hassan were happy with the broad nature of the bilateral cooperation, which covers the areas of defence and security; trade and investment; agriculture; environment; home affairs; science and technology and transport; health; education; agro-processing; energy, mining; infrastructure development; and culture, arts and sports.
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