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Addressing members of the press in Dar
es Salaam, Mr Ndugai said the MP’s were visiting the country as an
initiative to strengthen the already existing friendly relationship
between the two countries, which was long established by the former
Prime Minister of Sweden, Olof Palme.
“Part of their mission is to continue
building good relations with our country and the parliament in
particular, whereby the MP’s will have the opportunity to meet and learn
from each other.
We hope that in future our two
parliaments can sign a memorandum of understanding so that we can be
able
to learn from each other,” said Mr Ndugai.
Sweden has been assisting the country in
areas such as higher education, gas, science and technology. “We are
looking forward to foster cooperation in other areas which includes
export of agricultural products such as tea, coffee and similar to
these,” pointed out the Speaker.
Meanwhile, the Ambassador of Tanzania to
Sweden, Ms Katarina Ragritt said the objective of the visit was to
develop cooperation and discover the achievements of Tanzania.
“The economy of Tanzania has grown over
the years and heading towards a new context, therefore this meeting
could be a platform to engage in new areas,” said Ms Ragritt.
The Head of Delegation, Mr Kenneth
Forslund pointed out that the Swedish Parliament comprises of 349 MP’s
from 8 political parties with all bearing representation.
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