00:00Tanzanian Foreign Minister Mahmoud Kombo and his Russian counterpart, Sergei Lavrov, hold talks in Moscow.
00:07During the meeting, Kombo delivered a letter from Tanzanian President Samia Hassan
00:12addressed to the Russian President Vladimir Putin,
00:15the latest sign of strengthening ties between the two countries.
00:19Once again, I thank you and his excellent President also, together with the whole team from your side,
00:27for elevating our strategic cooperation, and that was mentioned in the President's speech
00:33when she was speaking to the world via all the diplomatic missions and international organizations in Tanzania.
00:42Russia and Tanzania have expanded cooperation in recent years across defense, trade and energy.
00:50I would like to express our satisfaction with cooperation between Russia and Tanzania
00:56and the international organization, the United Nations, first of all,
01:00but also in the context of Russia-Africa strategic cooperation.
01:05We are now discussing the timing and venue of the third Russia-Africa summit.
01:12The talks come as Russia steps up engagements in East Africa,
01:16with Tanzania emerging as a key partner, moving to trade in national currencies,
01:21by passing the dollar and launching direct Moscow DS alarm flights.
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