New Delhi: Vice President of India Jagdeep Dhankhar and his wife Dr Sudesh Dhankhar attended the banquet hosted by President of India Droupadi Murmu in honour of President of the United Republic of Tanzania Samia Suluhu Hassan at Rashtrapati Bhavan on October 9.
Official Twitter (X) account of Vice President of India posted, "Hon'ble Vice-President, Shri Jagdeep Dhankhar and Dr Sudesh Dhankhar attended the banquet hosted by Hon'ble President, Smt. Droupadi Murmu Ji in honour of H.E. Ms. Samia Suluhu Hassan, President of the United Republic of Tanzania at Rashtrapati Bhavan today. @rashtrapatibhvn"
President of India Droupadi Murmu received the President of the United Republic of Tanzania Dr Samia Suluhu Hassan at Rashtrapati Bhavan on October 9. The President hosted a banquet in her honour. Vice President of India Jagdeep Dhankhar and his wife Dr Sudesh Dhankhar attended the banquet hosted by President.
Welcoming the President of Tanzania at Rashtrapati Bhavan, the President recalled India’s centuries old friendship with Tanzania, which is based on a rich history of cultural and trade relations between our people, and our shared struggle against colonialism. The President said that the presence of the Indian diaspora for over 200 years in Tanzania is testimony to Tanzania’s warm hospitality and inclusive culture.
The President was pleased to note that under the leadership of President Hassan, our bilateral relations have grown considerably in recent years. There has been comprehensive progress in all areas, including in bilateral trade, investments in key sectors of Tanzanian economy, development partnership, defence, and maritime cooperation.
The President said that Tanzania is India’s biggest development partner in Africa. She expressed confidence that in the coming years, the newly opened IIT Madras Zanzibar campus will become a technical education hub in Africa.
The President noted that as countries of the Global South with similar goals and challenges, today we are supporting each other in international platforms, and advocating for the priorities of the developing world, including for reform of multilateral organizations. In this context, she expressed satisfaction that the African Union was made a permanent member of the G20 during India’s Presidency.
Both leaders agreed that elevation of the India-Tanzania relationship to a ‘Strategic Partnership’ during this visit would benefit the people of both countries.
