A high profile delegation
led by Tanzanian Prime Minister Mizengo K. Pinda called on Gujarat Chief
Minister Narendra Modi in Gandhinagar today to discuss bilateral relations.
Mutual co-operation in oil,
gas, petrochemicals and diamond sector was discussed in the meeting, according
to sources.
Prime Minister Pinda
praised Gujarat’s development in agriculture,
textile and milk co-operatives. He invited Chief Minister Modi to visit Tanzania. Narendra
Modi has accepted the invitation.
Gujarat is
celebrating 50 years of its formation in 2010. As there are 40,000 Gujarati
origin people settled in Tanzania,
Prime Minister Pinda said Gujarat Golden Jubilee celebrations will also be
organized in Dar es Salaam,
Tanzania.
According to Tanzanian
government statistics, during 1990-2006, 118 companies with “Indian interest”
have invested $825 million in Tanzania.
Reliance Industries Ltd has
acquired a majority stake and management control of major oil company Gulf
Africa Petroleum Corporation.
Other major Indian
companies with a presence in Tanzania
include Bank of Baroda with branches in Dar es Salaam
and Arusha; Air India; Tata
International, which has a MoU with the National Development Corporation of Tanzania for setting up a soda ash factory at Lake Natron;
and National Mineral Development Corporation.
