The five-day state visit is the first by a Tanzanian leader to Turkey in 14 years and is expected to focus on bilateral relations and improving cooperation between the two countries.
Hassan, who is accompanied by a business delegation, will also attend a conference aimed at expanding the scope of investment and markets for her country’s agricultural products.
Tanzania’s President Samia Suluhu Hassan said Thursday that her country supports Türkiye’s efforts to find peaceful solutions to international disputes.
“We also support the urgent call for a cease-fire for the benefit of Gazans. Additionally, we support the unimpeded access of humanitarian aid,” Hassan said at a news conference at Türkiye’s Presidential Complex following a meeting with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Ankara.
Hassan noted that she was warmly welcomed in Türkiye and thanked the country.
She said Tanzania reiterates its commitment to enhancing beneficial relations between the two countries.
“Türkiye is indeed a valuable partner and my visit here confirms how much we value this partnership. We discussed with great satisfaction the progress made in various sectors during our bilateral meeting,” she said.
Hassan stated that Erdogan and she discussed enhancing diplomatic and economic cooperation, especially in the production and social sectors.
She stressed that relations will contribute to the growth of both economies.
“I expressed my thanks to Türkiye in terms of bilateral cooperation. I thanked them for their development support and their support for the education and health sectors in our country. I especially thanked them for their critical support for infrastructure and human capital development,” she said.
Both leaders signed six memoranda of understanding, according to the Tanzanian president.
“Expertise and knowledge from Türkiye are currently being transferred to Tanzania, including our most important projects. Among these projects are the railway project, the standard gauge railway project, and I reiterated Tanzania’s support for the success of these projects, and with their implementation, we will progress towards our development goals. Our ministers, experts, and teams will come together to form a framework and establish the framework for cooperation in agreed-upon areas,” she said.