By Assah Mwambene, Zanzibar
The visiting Mozambican Prime Minister,
Luisa Dias Diogo, has called for improved
relations with Tanzania, saying Mozambique
has a lot to learn from Zanzibar's improved
tourism infrastructure. The Mozambican Prime
Minister made the call when speaking to
Zanzibar President Amani Abeid Karume at the
State House in Unguja's West Urban region.
Madam Luisa said her country would be more
than ready to co-operate with Zanzibar in
various sectors saying top of it was tourism
sector.
She added that the Isles had made remarkable
strides in improving the sector's
infrastructure.
"I have had some time to shuttle around this
Island. You seem to have made a remarkable
improvement in the tourism infrastructure,"
the Mozambican PM told the Zanzibar
President.
She said she believed that the record
improvement in the sector was a product of
the good and able leadership of the Zanzibar
government under President Karume.
The Mozambican PM also said that she
cherishes the relations between the people
of the two countries since time immemorial.
She said they should be sustained for the
benefit of the people.
President Karume said Zanzibar was proud of
the relations with Mozambique, calling on
the current leadership to sustain it by
encouraging investment through the private
sector from both sides. He noted that trade
between the two sides was still flourishing.
While in Zanzibar, the PM visited the
Kizimbani Spice farm in West Urban region
and the Slave market at Mkunazini within the
stone town before visiting the graveyard of
the founding father of Zanzibar at
Kisiwandui CCM, the late Abeid Amani Karume
and the former FRELIMO freedom fighters
camp.
Source:
http://www.ippmedia.com/
