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Tanzania reaps numerous benefits from foreign policy

From TUMA ABDALLAH in Dodoma, 3rd July 2010 @ 16:00, Total Most Read
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CONCERTED efforts by the government to improve Tanzania's relations More News

with the outside world have earned the country numerous benefits.
The Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Relations, Mr
Bernard Membe, said here on Saturday that the country had seen the
cancellation of 128m US dollars debt (over 160bn/-) to Algeria that was
part of billions of shillings that the government had borrowed from a
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Mr Membe who was tabling his ministry's 2010/2011 budget estimates l UNFPA launches campaign to stop violence
in the National Assembly mentioned the other countries as Iran, Iraq against women
and Brazil. He said apart from cancellation, the Algeria had also l ACT warns against interference in their
promised to persuade Iran and Iraq to do the same. bishop election
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"We have embarked on deliberate efforts to relieve the country of a good health
burden of debts which it incurred for oil mostly used during the l Zanzibar rural women call for market
country's liberation struggle in Southern of Africa," said the minister. strategy to sell products
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He told the House that the process to get Brazil write off Tanzania's operatives
debts was going on well and that the Head of the South American
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country, President Lula Da Silva, might make a positive decision during
his visit to the county early next week. l Exodus of rural medical officers raises
concern
The minister further said that Tanzania's full involvement in l Snails slow pace of multi-billion power
international affairs was aimed at promoting peace and stability in project
various parts of the world and the move had continued to earn the l New hope for Mtwara Port with oil, gas
country greater respect. facility launch
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He gave an example of the United Nations, which he said had been constitution
considering Tanzania as an important stakeholder and had been l Gang kills two women at night
involving the country in various issues. l NEMC raises over 50m/- for environmental
groups
That, the minister said, was demonstrated through visits made by a
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number of high ranking officials from the UN and its affiliated bodies
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including the United Nations' Secretary General, Mr Ban Ki-moon and agriculture
his Deputy, Dr Asha-Rose Migiro.
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Mr Membe said Tanzania which was a One UN programme pilot country

excelled in the implementation of the programme and that it was the
first state to submit its recommendations on the Common and Coordinated Country Programme.

He told the august House that the recommendations which entailed the country's experience in the implementation of
the programme were presented to the UNDP, UNICEF, UNFPA and WFP Executive Boards that met in New York last
January and were welcomed by almost all members of the boards.

Meanwhile, the minister said the process towards the introduction of dual citizenship for holders of Tanzanian passports
had reached an advanced stage and that a bill to that effect was being prepared by relevant authorities.

Mr Membe said the government was seriously working on the matter which, considering global trends, was now
unavoidable.
He said efforts were also going on to encourage Tanzanians living abroad to contribute extensively to the country's socio-
economic development.

Debating the budget speech, a number of MPs said introduction of dual citizenship was long overdue and called on the
government to speed up the process.

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