VOV.VN - Vietnam always treasures and wishes to broaden mutually-beneficial cooperation with African countries, including Tanzania, said Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung during meetings with Tanzanian leaders as part of his ongoing trip to Tanzania from July 9-12.

On July 10-11, Dung visited the Zanzibar semi-autonomous region, paid a courtesy call on its Second Vice President Seif Ali Iddi, held a working session with Vice Chairman of the Revolutionary Party of Tanzania (RPT) Philip Mangula, and attended the Vietnam – Tanzania Business Forum. 

During the meetings, both sides briefed each other on the domestic situation and applauded the bilateral partnership over the past five decades since the establishment of diplomatic ties on February 14, 1965. 

Dung hailed Tanzania’s contributions to peace, stability and cooperation connectivity in the Southern African Development Community and East African Community and the whole continent.

The Tanzanian leaders expressed admiration for Vietnam’s struggles for national independence and reunification in the past and national development at present, considering it a source of inspiration for the Tanzanian people. 

Vice Chairman of the Revolutionary Party of Tanzania Mangula hoped that Vietnam would support the RPT in personnel training and economic development. 

Zanzibar’s Second Vice President Iddi thanked Vietnam for presenting 10 rice varieties to the region, and hailed the Vietnamese Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development for its support in building rice development projects, the Research Institute for Oceanography and the Aquaculture Development Centre in Zanzibar. 

The two sides consented to foster political ties via the exchange of all-level visits, offer mutual support at the United Nations and international forums, strengthen mutually-beneficial ties in trade and investment, and make it easier for the two nations’ firms to do business together. 

In his speech at the Vietnam – Tanzania Business Forum, Dung proposed tapping each other’s potential and expanding cooperation in apparel, agricultural machinery and electronic spare parts apart from traditional goods such as cashew nuts and rice. 

He affirmed Vietnam’s readiness to serve as a bridge for Tanzanian goods to enter the ASEAN market and wants Tanzania to make it easier for Vietnamese products to make inroad into  the markets of Tanzania and Eastern African nations, he said. 

During the trip, the Deputy PM also visited the Vietnamese Embassy and met overseas Vietnamese in Tanzania.