The Presidency
Today, in the Tanzanian city of Dar es Salaam, President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi met with the President of the United Republic of Tanzania, Dr. Samia Suluhu Hassan.
Spokesman for the Presidency Ambassador Mohamed El-Shennawy stated that the Tanzanian President welcomed President El-Sisi upon his arrival at the Presidential Palace in Dar es Salaam. An official reception ceremony was held, which began with the playing of the national anthems of both Egypt and Tanzania, followed by a 21-gun salute and an inspection of the guard of honor.
President El-Sisi then greeted a number of senior military commanders, signed the Presidential Palace’s official guest book, and the two presidents posed for a commemorative photograph to mark the occasion.
Both presidents held a closed bilateral session of talks, followed by expanded talks attended by the delegations of both countries. During the discussions, President El-Sisi expressed his deep appreciation for the warm welcome and congratulated President Samia Suluhu Hassan on her re-election to a second term. The President reaffirmed Egypt’s keenness to further strengthen its distinguished bilateral relations with Tanzania across all fields.
For her part, President Samia Suluhu Hassan welcomed President El-Sisi’s visit and expressed her great appreciation for Egypt’s active role at both the African and international levels. She praised the existing cooperation between the two countries as a model of the intended integration among African countries and affirmed Tanzania’s aspiration to expand cooperation with Egypt in various sectors.
The Tanzanian President also lauded the Julius Nyerere Hydropower Project, describing it as a positive model of cooperation aimed at achieving development and prosperity. She also reviewed her country’s efforts to achieve development in line with Tanzania 2050 Vision, expressing her appreciation for Egypt’s continued support for these endeavors.
Following the expanded talks, the two presidents witnessed the signing of two memoranda of understanding in the fields of transport, electricity, and renewable energy. They then held a joint press conference, during which President El-Sisi delivered a speech.
Subsequently, the two presidents attended an official luncheon hosted by the Tanzanian President in honor of President El-Sisi. During the luncheon, both leaders delivered remarks reiterating their pride in the strong cultural ties between the two countries, as well as their determination and keenness to implement all that was agreed upon during the talks across various fields, with the aim of further strengthening bilateral relations and elevating them to the level of a strategic partnership.
President El-Sisi and Tanzanian President Attend Closing Session of Joint Business Forum
Today in the Tanzanian City of Dar as Salaam, President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi and President of the United Republic of Tanzania, Dr. Samia Suluhu Hassan, participated in the closing session of the Egypt-Tanzania Business Forum, held on the sidelines of President El-Sisi’s official visit to Tanzania.
Spokesman for the Presidency Ambassador Mohamed El-Shennawy said the meeting was attended by more than 35 Egyptian business leaders and approximately 120 of their Tanzanian counterparts.
During the meeting, President El-Sisi delivered the following speech:
Your Excellency President Dr. Samia Suluhu Hassan,
I am delighted to be in the United Republic of Tanzania, and I wish to express my deep appreciation for the Egyptian–Tanzanian business community, which has successfully played an active role in recent years in strengthening the partnership between our two countries, reflecting the solidity of our ties and our broad shared interests.
I highlight our fruitful discussions today and the practical outcomes achieved in the fields of trade and investment, which we hope will move forward to the stage of actual project implementation.
Today, we witnessed the signing of two Memoranda of Understanding between ministers from both sides, and agreed to advance in the implementation of joint projects in agriculture and livestock.
In this context, I have instructed the Chief of the President’s Bureau to coordinate directly with his Tanzanian counterpart to follow up on the implementation of what has been agreed upon, and to establish clear mechanisms to translate these understandings into tangible projects.
We also agreed on projects to develop ports, maritime and rail connectivity, and logistics zones, as well as in roads and infrastructure to facilitate trade flows and cargo transport, leveraging Tanzania’s strategic location.
We also agreed to cooperate in technology, science, and the exchange of human expertise, thereby advancing development and economic integration between our two countries.
I emphasized the pivotal role of the private sector in driving investment relations, and instructed the relevant ministers to ensure continuous follow‑up on the agreed projects, to overcome any obstacles they may face, and to provide the necessary support so that the outcomes of the Business Forum are transformed into actual investments and genuine development partnerships.
I affirm that economic relations between Egypt and Tanzania are built on promising foundations, and we rely on the role of the private sector in both countries to strengthen these ties, establish projects that generate added value, and open new markets that support the goals of development and prosperity for the brotherly peoples of Egypt and Tanzania.
During the meeting, representatives of the business communities in both countries welcomed the call to bolster bilateral cooperation between Egypt and Tanzania to serve the common interests of both sides, through expanding their existing projects across various sectors. They also affirmed their commitment to strengthening communication between private‑sector representatives in the two countries, in order to elevate bilateral economic relations to broader horizons.
