Promotion of Parliamentary Relations at the center of talks between Speaker of the House of Representatives and Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly of Tanzania

Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Rachid Talbi El Alami, received on Monday, September 5, 2022, at the seat of the House, the Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly of the Republic of Tanzania, Hon. Mussa Azzan Zungu, currently on a working visit to Morocco that includes several meetings and field visits.

During the meeting, the The Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly of the Republic of Tanzania accentuated the importance of strengthening parliamentary relations between Morocco and Tanzania to open up new horizons for cooperation between the two countries. He further highlighted the key role of the friendship group between the two legislative institutions in strengthening cooperation and consultation. In this regard, he expressed his desire to institutionalize cooperative relations between the National Assembly of the Republic of Tanzania and the House of Representatives of the Kingdom of Morocco by signing a memorandum of understanding between the two institutions.

In the same vein, Hon. Mussa Azzan Zungu hailed the development of the Kingdom of Morocco in several sectors, especially agriculture, water management and the fertilizer industry, stating that "Morocco produces high-quality fertilizers, and Tanzania has vast arable land, and there are promising opportunities to establish successful partnerships between the two countries,". In this connection, the Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly of Tanzania called for the development of economic and commercial exchange and the sharing of experiences and expertise in the health, pharmaceutical and education sectors, adding that the two countries have a lot in common.

For his part, the Speaker of the House of Representatives recalled the historic visit of His Majesty King Mohammed VI to Tanzania in 2016, which was marked by the signature of a number of agreements covering promising areas of cooperation between the two countries. Hon. Rachid Talbi El Alami noted that the Kingdom is keen to strengthen its parliamentary relations with the Republic of Tanzania, especially on issues of common concern, and to promote solidarity, development, peace and stability between the African countries, where sovereignty and territorial integrity of States are strictly respected.

The two parties also agreed to institutionalize cooperation between the two legislative institutions, intensify consultation and exchange visits between the parliamentarians of the two countries, and share experiences and expertise at the parliamentary level.