Narendra Modi calls on Tanzanian Prime Minister Mizengo Pinda

A high level delegation led by Tanzanian Prime Minister Mizengo K. Pinda and Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi met in Ahmedabad 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. Modi accepted the invitation.

Gujarat is celebrating 50 years of its formation in 2010. As there are 40,000 Gujarati origin people setteled 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.

PM Pinda visits Anand and Vadodara

Pinda while visitng Amul Dairy or Gujarat Co-operative Milk Marketing Federation (GCMMF) in Anand, expressed his desire to replicate the Gujarat’s milk cooperative model. He proposed that a delegation of farmers from Tanzania should visit Amul to have a detailed understanding of the cooperative for its replication in his country.

While visiting Gujarat State Fertiliser Company(GSFC), a joint venture of farmers, cooperatives and state government, Pinda expressed his desire to import fertilisers from GSFC.

GSFC’s Managing Director Haribhai Patel said the company is in a position to export the fertiliser of Ammonium Sulphate after permission of the Centre.

“GSFC is willing to use the huge stock of rock phosphate which is untapped in Tanzania and GSFC uses it as a raw material for the production of various types of fertilisers,” he said.

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