Angela Normino
Vice President Dr. Philip Mpango will travel to Lusaka, Zambia to stand in for President Samia Suluhu Hassan at the Tripartite Meeting of Heads of State and Government of the Southern African Development Community (SADC).
The Government Communication Unit in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and East African Cooperation announced his departure on March 22.
The meeting will address security concerns in SADC countries, with a particular focus on Cabo Delgado State in Mozambique and the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Prior to the meeting of Heads of State, expert-level preparatory meetings began on March 17 and will conclude with Ministers and Permanent Secretaries on March 22, 2024.
Minister for Foreign Affairs and East African Cooperation, January Makamba, is set to participate alongside ministers from other countries at this significant gathering.
Furthermore, the statement noted that Tanzania has been fully participating in all levels of the meeting for the welfare of the bloc.
“Tanzania, as a member of SADC and as one of the countries contributing to the peacekeeping forces in Mozambique and DRC, participates fully in all levels of the Conference,” part of the statement reads.
On June 12, 2011, the Heads of State and Government of the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA), the East African Community (EAC), and the Southern African Development Community (SADC) met and signed a declaration launching negotiations for the establishment of the COMESA-EAC-SADC Free Trade Area (FTA).
The main objective of the COMESA-EAC-SADC Tripartite is strengthening and deepening economic integration of the southern and eastern Africa region, which is to be achieved through harmonization of policies and programs across the three Regional Economic Communities (RECs) in the areas of trade, customs, and infrastructure development.
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