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| Tanzania commended for proper use of grants, aid |
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| Written by JOHN KULEKANA in Washington D.C |
| Wednesday, 30 September 2009 09:02 |
 THE Speaker of the US House of Representatives, Ms Nancy Pelosi (pictured), has commended Tanzania for proper and transparent use of grants and aid received from her country. Ms Pelosi said this during talks with President Jakaya Kikwete in her office at the Capitol Hill late Tuesday and vowed to provide more support to the country's development initiatives. "Mr president. .. rest assured that you have good friends from both the Republican and Democratic camps," Ms Pelosi told President Kikwete. Mr Kikwete told Ms Pelosi that Tanzania now needed investors and businesses from the United States, saying there were many opportunities in the country. “Help us to mobilise US investors to come to Tanzania and exploit many opportunities available in our country, particularly after the support granted through the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC)," he said. Ms Pelosi hailed President Kikwete and his government for the commitment demonstrated by the campaigns against HIV/AIDS, Malaria and TB and implementation of MCC programmes. The MCC programmes cover various priority areas including roads, energy, water and airports. Meanwhile, President Kikwete earlier inaugurated Tanzania's new chancery building here and said acquisition of a six-storey property worth about 10.5 million US dollars (13.6bn/-) by the country, reflected the good state of bilateral ties between Washington and Dar es Salaam. "The decision to invest that amount of funds in procurement of the building for our embassy here, is a matter of practical necessity and a great diplomatic statement. "This building will meet our needs for several decades," Mr Kikwete told the audience yesterday, at the new Tanzania's Chancery located on block 1232, 22nd Street, North West, Washington D.C. The president said areas in which the government, NGOs and several dozens of philanthropic groups in the United States were supporting Tanzania included education, infrastructure development and the campaign against malaria, HIV/AIDS and TB. He said during his recent meetings with the US top leadership including President Barack Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, he was reassured of continued good relations and support from Washington. Mr Kikwete also said that Tanzania would continue to invest in procurement of buildings for its missions abroad. President Kikwete has formally ended his official visit to the United States and leaves New York tomorrow for Arusha, where he is scheduled to open the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) meeting on Thursday. Daily News |
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