The President of the Republic of Burundi HE Evariste Ndayishimiye took a plane on Friday, October 22, 2021 to the United Republic of Tanzania in Dodoma for a State visit.
As noted in a press release made public by the office in charge of information, communication and spokesperson of the Presidency of the Republic of Burundi, HE Evariste Ndayishimiye has gone to the United Republic of Tanzania for a three-day State visit during which, he will meet his counterpart HE Samia Suluhu Hassan to explor ways and means of strengthening the historical and fraternal relations which bind the two countries.
According to the same press release, the President of the Republic of Burundi has been accompanied by HE Angeline Ndayishimiye, the First Lady of the Republic of Burundi.
It shoud be recalled that relations between Burundi and Tanzania have, since the 1960s, evolved positively during the struggle against colonialism. In 1993, these relations also continued to evolve as the negotiation process progressed which led to the signing of the Arusha Agreement in August 2000. They have even become excellent since the establishment of the new institutions resulting from the democratic elections held from June to August 2005.
High-level visits were made from two sides, mixed commissions were held among others the last Mixed Permanent Commission (CPM) between the United Republic of Tanzania and the Republic of Burundi which is also the 6th, which was held from March 3 to 5, 2021 in at Kigoma, in Tanzania. It followed the decisions taken during the 5th session of the CPM held at Dar es Salaam, in Tanzania, from November 24 to 26, 2006, as well as the directives of their Excellencies: John Pombe Joseph MAGUFULI, the late President of the United Republic of Tanzania, and Evariste NDAYISHIMIYE, the President of the Republic of Burundi, in September 2020. The purpose of this session was to lay a solid foundation for revitalizing cooperation between the two countries in several fields.
Cooperation agreements between Burundi and Tanzania were signed. For example, the most recent of July 16 to 17, 2021 where Her Excellency Mrs. Samia Suluhu Hassan, President of the United Republic of Tanzania paid an official visit to Burundi, on the sidelines of which the Burundian and Tanzanian Heads of State had a tête-a-tête dialog followed by bilateral talks and the successful signing of eight (8) bilateral cooperation agreements in various fields: On the holding of political and diplomatic consultations; in the mining sector; in the energy sector; on the teaching of Kiswahili in Burundi and French in Tanzania; in the health sector ; on the transfer of detainees; in agriculture and in fishing fields.
It is in the same logic that His Excellency Evariste NDAYISHIMIYE is carrying out this State visit to strengthen the good relations of friendship, good neighborhood and cooperation that exist between these two brother countries, Burundi and Tanzania. Note that the President of the Republic of Burundi departed, accompanied by some Senior Officials of the Government of Burundi including the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Development Cooperation, H.E. Ambassador Albert SHINGIRO.
