Dar es Salaam: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar Friday paid homage to Indian soldiers cremated at the Commonwealth War Memorial here in Tanzania.
The external affairs minister arrived here on Thursday after visiting Zanzibar. India and Tanzania have traditionally enjoyed close and friendly relations. The visit to Tanzania will further consolidate the relations between our two countries.
On the second day of his two-day visit to the East African nation, Jaishankar paid homage to the Indian soldiers.
“Paid homage to Indian soldiers at the Commonwealth War Memorial in Dar es Salaam today. Their sacrifices in various theatres of war are an important aspect of our history. They are a reminder of India’s global impact,” he tweeted.
Dar es Salaam, now the capital of Tanzania, was at the outbreak of the first World War the capital of German East Africa.
The memorial which stands within Dar es Salaam War Cemetery, commemorates by name more than 1,500 officers and men who died in East Africa during and after January 1917. The cemetery also contains the Dar Es Salaam Hindu cremation memorial which commemorates 14 Indian servicemen whose remains were cremated in accordance with their faith.
Earlier, Jaishankar met the members of the India-Tanzania Parliamentary Friendship Group and appreciated the sentiments for stronger parliamentary, economic and people-to-people ties with India.
“Began the morning by meeting with members of the India-Tanzania Parliamentary Friendship Group. Appreciate their warm sentiments for stronger parliamentary, political, economic and people-to-people ties with India. Confident that the strong and historic ties between our two parliamentary democracies will keep growing,” he tweeted along with pictures.
Jaishankar also visited in the Kibamba administrative area a water project built with Indian support that supplies water to Dar es Salaam.
“Appreciate Minister of Water Jumaa Aweso for joining. Bringing Indian expertise, experience and best practices is the key to our development partnership,” he tweeted.
“PM @narendramodi’s focus on providing clean drinking water, as seen in our Jal Jeevan Mission, is also reflected abroad. Working to the priorities of Africa, India is a partner with a difference,” he said.
Jaishankar Thursday visited the Kiduthani project that will provide drinking water to 30,000 households in Zanzibar – one of the six projects undertaken by India that will provide drinking water access to the local population.
He said the project was similar to the ‘Jal Jeevan Mission’ – a programme aimed at providing safe and adequate drinking water through individual household tap connections by 2024 to all households in rural India.
Jaishankar later visited the India-Tanzania Centre of Excellence in ICT at Dar es Salaam Institute of Technology Friday.
“Thank Minister Adolf Mkenda for joining me. The Param Supercomputer there and at Arusha are empowering a talented generation. Our Digital Africa contributions will keep working in this direction,” he tweeted.
“Took a walk through Dar es Salaam’s famous Temple Street and experienced the local flavors there. This ‘Little India’ in the Tanzanian capital symbolizes both our historical ties and its modern day connect,” he added.
PTI