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President briefs Tanzanian counterpart on CHOGM 2013
View(s):President Mahinda Rajapaksa who is on an official visit to Tanzania, briefed his Tanzanian counterpart President Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete on the preparations under way in Sri Lanka to host the 2013 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM).
The two leaders held bilateral discussions and signed three agreements covering visa exemption for diplomatic and official passport holders and cooperation in the field of intelligence, defence and cultural fields.
“President Rajapaksa’s determination and commitment to strengthen economic cooperation with the African region is commendable”, President Kikwete said when the two leaders met. He also said that, because of the success Sri Lanka had gained in the tea industry, his country would also like to share experiences and learn from Sri Lanka in its clove and coconut industries.
President Rajapaksa told his Tanzanian counterpart of the Coconut Research Center in Sri Lanka, and said it could be possible to send a team of experts to Tanzania for technical assistance. President Rajapaksa’s entourage included External Affairs Minister Prof. G.L. Peiris, Sports Minister Mahindananda Aluthgamage, Public Relations and Public Affairs Minister Mervyn Silva, External Affairs Ministry’s Monitoring MP Sajin De Vaas Gunawardene, Members of Parliament Lohan Ratwatte and Lakshman Wasantha Perera, President’s Secretary Laith Weeratunga and Central Bank Governor Ajith Nivard Cabraal.
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