Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra of Thailand is expected in the country today for a three-day visit.
Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra
During her visit she will witness the signing of six contracts between
Tanzania and Thailand. She will also spend a day in Serengeti National
Park, one of the country’s Seven Wonders of Africa.
Prime Minister Shinawatra’s visit is aimed at forging closer ties in
trade and investments between the two countries. President Jakaya
Kikwete will receive the Thai Premier at the Julius Nyerere
International Airport (JNIA). She will be arriving from a visit to
Mozambique.
The six contracts include Trade and Economic Cooperation, Memorandum of
Understanding on Technical Cooperation, Exchange of prisoners between
Tanzania and Thailand and Memorandum of Understanding on Geology and
Mineral Resources Management.
Others are a Memorandum of Understanding on promotion and safeguarding
investments between Tanzania and Thailand, Memorandum of Understanding
on National Parks and Wildlife Management and a Draft Memorandum of
Understanding on Cooperation in Food Security, Agricultural Products and
Commodities.
She will be accompanied by a 100-strong delegates from different sectors
including hospitality, agriculture, health and minerals. The delegates
will attend a business forum on “Thailand-Tanzania Common Challenges,
Shared Destiny” organised by the Tanzania Investment Centre (TIC).
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