India extends $92 million line of credit to Tanzania in water sector

DAR-ES-SALAAM: Seeking to enhance its ties with resource-rich Tanzania, India on Sunday extended its support to the country to meet its development needs and signed five agreements, including one for providing a $92 million line of credit in the water resources sector.

Describing India as a trusted partner in meeting Tanzania’s development priorities, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said he along with President John Pombe Joseph Magufuli “agreed to deepen our overall defence and security partnership, especially in the maritime domain.”

“Our in-depth discussions on regional and global issues reflected our considerable convergence on issues of common interest and concern,” he said at a joint press interaction after his bilateral meeting with President Magufuli.

The two leader agreed to work closely, bilaterally, regionally and globally to combat the twin threats of terrorism and climate change.

The two leaders expressed their strong condemnation of terrorism in all its forms and manifestations and stated that there can be no justification for terrorism whatsoever. They expressed satisfaction on the holding of bilateral counter-terrorism consultations in early-2016.

Meanwhile, Modi left for Kenya on the final leg of his four-nation Africa tour. “So long Tanzania! A brief but fruitful visit ends as PM @narendramodi enplanes for Nairobi, the last leg of his tour,” External Affairs spokesman Vikas Swarup tweeted.