Dar, Seoul takes further steps to consolidate diplomatic relations

According to a statement issued by the Prime Minister's Office, Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa and his Korean counterpart Lee Nak-yon attended the signing ceremony in Dar es Salaam

is on a three-day official visit to the country.

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and East African Cooperation, Augustine Mahiga, signed the agreement on behalf of the Government while the Korean signature was annexed by Lim Sung-nam, First Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs

S addressing reporters after the signing ceremony, Prime Minister Majaliwa said the two delegations discussed a number of issues aimed at strengthening diplomatic and economic ties.

"We have examined how to strengthen our economic partnership for the benefit of both nations and we will also strengthen our relations in other sectors such as education, science, information technology and communication (ICT), "Majaliwa said. identity cards through the National Identity Card Authority (NIDA) and construction of the 3,200-meter Kigongo-Busisi Bridge.

He indicated that the Korean government would also support the construction of the Kazirambwa-Chaya road (42 kilometers). The Selander Bridge in Dar es Salaam, as part of the SGR (Standard Gauge Railway) project, the improvement of the Mloganzila health center and the construction of five new zonal reference hospitals.

According to Majaliwa, to carry out Tanzania's industrialization program as a middle-income nation by 2025, the government has urged Korean investors to establish businesses in various economic sectors.

He said that a delegation of b The business people will participate today in the Korea-Tanzania Business Forum organized by the Korea Business Center, the Tanzania Private Sector Foundation ( TPSF) and the Tanzania Investment Center (TIC) in Dar es Salaam.

"We asked them to help promote Tanzania's tourist attractions," he said.

The signing ceremony of yesterday was also attended by Minister of Public Works and Transportation Isack Kamwele; Minister of Energy Medard Kalemani; and the Minister of Commerce, Industry and Marketing of Zanzibar, Ambassador Amina Salum Ally among others.

South Korean Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon will visit Tanzania to strengthen economic and diplomatic relations between the two countries. , 1992.

Tanzania will be among African countries to benefit from a $ 5 billion bilateral financial assistance program for the continent announced by the Korean government and the African Development Bank at the end of the Korea-Africa Economic Cooperation (KOAFEC) ministerial round table in Busan, Korea in May this year.

Korea-funded projects include improving health services for mothers and newborns and building a mother-child hospital in Chanika. Medical Center run by the Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences (MUHAS) in Mloganzila, Kwembe on the outskirts of Dar es Salaam.

Commercial volumes between Tanza South Korea and South Korea reached $ 84 million in the first five months of the current calendar year. In 2016, trade between the two countries reached nearly $ 200 million.