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India and Tanzania will establish
a joint working group to strengthen cooperation in counter-terrorism. On
Friday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, following his meeting with the visiting
Tanzanian President, Jakaya Kikwete, said both countries had a common interest
in maritime security in the Indian Ocean and a peaceful and prosperous Africa. “Terrorism
in our respective regions is a concern for both countries,” Mr. Modi said.
Underlining the areas of mutual cooperation, he said: “I offered our
cooperation in the development of the potentially rich natural gas sector in
Tanzania.” An agreement on hydrography was described by the Prime
Minister as an important step forward. “We are pleased to be a partner in the
development of human resources, health care, agriculture, institutions and
infrastructure in Tanzania,” India has announced e-tourist visa for the
people of the African nation. Among the MoUs signed by the two sides are
a loan agreement between Exim Bank and the Tanzanian government on a line of credit
for $268.35 million for extension of a pipeline project and cooperation in the
field of hydrology, tourism and agriculture. The Tanzanian President
thanked India for its continued assistance to his country.
Ø WikiLeaks published on Friday more than 60,000 diplomatic cables
from Saudi Arabia and said on its website it would release half a million more
in the coming weeks. The organisation, which began releasing U.S.
diplomatic cables in 2010, said it had obtained e-mail communications between
Saudi Arabia’s foreign ministry and other countries as well as confidential
reports from other Saudi ministries. Friday marked the third anniversary
of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange seeking refuge in Ecuador’s embassy in
London to avoid extradition to Sweden over alleged sex crimes.
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Parliamentary Standing Committee
on public grievances, law and justice, has put forward the need for the setting
up of commercial courts in the country as soon as possible.
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