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India And Tanzania Agree On Five-Year Roadmap On Defense

India And Tanzania Agree On Five-Year Roadmap On DefenseIndia And Tanzania Agree On Five-Year Roadmap On Defense

Delhi/Hyderabad, Oct 9 (Hydnow): India and Tanzania on Monday announced elevating their ties to strategic partnership and agreed on a five-year roadmap to significantly expand defense cooperation following talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan.

The two sides inked six agreements providing for cooperation in the digital domain, culture, sports, maritime industries, and white shipping information sharing.

In a media statement after the talks, Modi said both sides are also working on an agreement to increase trade in local currencies, describing India and Tanzania as important partners for trade and investment.

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“Today is a historic day in the relations between India and Tanzania, Today, we are tying our age-old friendship into a strategic partnership, he said in the presence of Hassan.

In the field of defense, we have agreed on a five-year roadmap, Modi said, adding it will add new dimensions to cooperation in areas like military training, the maritime sphere, and defense industries.

India And Tanzania Agree On Five-Year Roadmap On Defense

The Prime Minister also noted that India and Tanzania are “unanimous” that terrorism is the “most serious security threat to humanity”. We have decided to increase mutual cooperation in the field of counter-terrorism, he said.

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Modi also called Tanzania an important partner in the Indo-Pacific. earlier, in the day, the visiting leader was accorded a ceremonial welcome at the forecourt of Rashtrapati Bhawan. President Hassan arrived here on Sunday on a four-day visit. (Hydnow)


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