New Delhi: Vice President CP Radhakrishnan on Sunday held "wide-ranging and productive discussions" with the Zanzibar President and Chairman of the Revolutionary Council, Hussein Ali Mwinyi, at the Uprashtrapati Bhawan in the national capital, reaffirming India-Tanzania partnership and the special relationship India shares with Zanzibar.
In a post on X, sharing the details of the meeting, the Vice President's Office said, "Hon'ble Vice-President Shri C. P. Radhakrishnan today held wide-ranging and productive discussions with H.E. Dr. Hussein Ali Mwinyi, President of Zanzibar and Chairman of the Revolutionary Council, at the Uprashtrapati Bhawan, New Delhi."
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"The meeting reaffirmed the enduring India-Tanzania partnership and the special relationship India shares with Zanzibar, rooted in centuries-old maritime, cultural and people-to-people ties. The two leaders discussed ways to further strengthen cooperation in trade, investment, development partnership, tourism, the blue economy, education, technology and multilateral engagement," the post said.
According to the Vice President's Office, Mwinyi expressed his delight at visiting the IIT Madras campus in Chennai and appreciated India's support in establishing the IIT Madras Zanzibar Campus, calling it "a landmark initiative in bilateral educational cooperation", as well as India's assistance for water projects, ICCR scholarships and ITEC training programmes.
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"The Vice-President reiterated India's commitment to partnering with Tanzania and Zanzibar in advancing shared development aspirations through enhanced cooperation across priority sectors," the Vice President said.
The Vice President's Office also shared glimpses of the meeting on X, saying, "Glimpses from the meeting between Hon'ble Vice-President Shri C. P. Radhakrishnan and H.E. Dr. Hussein Ali Mwinyi, President of Zanzibar and Chairman of the Revolutionary Council, at the Uprashtrapati Bhawan today."
