Russia–Tanzania relations (russian: Российско-танзанийские отношения) are the
bilateral relations
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between
Russia and
Tanzania. Both countries established diplomatic relations on December 11, 1961. Russia has an
embassy in
Dar es Salaam
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, and Tanzania has an
embassy in Moscow.
Diplomatic interactions
In June 1995, a protocol on ministerial consultations, the next round of which was held in May 2009 in
Dar es Salaam
Dar es Salaam (; from ar, دَار السَّلَام, Dâr es-Selâm, lit=Abode of Peace) or commonly known as Dar, is the largest city and financial hub of Tanzania. It is also the capital of Dar es Salaam Region. With a population of over s ...
. In July 2008, on the sidelines of the
G8 Summit in
Japan
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, President
Dmitry Medvedev
Dmitry Anatolyevich Medvedev ( rus, links=no, Дмитрий Анатольевич Медведев, p=ˈdmʲitrʲɪj ɐnɐˈtolʲjɪvʲɪtɕ mʲɪdˈvʲedʲɪf; born 14 September 1965) is a Russian politician who has been serving as the dep ...
and President
Jakaya Kikwete held a brief conversation.
Economics
In March 2005, an agreement on cooperation between the
Chambers of Commerce of both nations.
Military/security
In 2007, ten employees of the Ministry of Public Security of Tanzania were trained in educational courses of the
Russian Interior Ministry
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The MVD is responsible for law enfor ...
.
Ambassadors
Ambassadors of Tanzania to Russia
* Isaac Abraham Sepetu (1982-1989)
* William Lucas Mbago (1989-?)
* Eva Lilian Nzaro (1998-2002)
*
Patrick Chokala (since 2002)
Russian/Soviet Ambassadors to Tanzania
* Andrey Timoshchenko (1962-1969)
* Vyacheslav Ustinov (1969-1972)
* Sergey Slipchenko (1972-1980)
* Yuri Yukalov (1980-1985)
* Sergei Illarionov (1985-1989)
* Andrey Fialkovsky (1989)
* Vladimir Kuznetsov (1989-1992)
* Kenesh Kulmatov (1992-1997)
*
Doku Zavgayev (1997-2004)
* Leonid Safonov (2004-2010)
* Alexander Early (since 2010)
See also
*
Foreign relations of Russia
*
Foreign relations of Tanzania
References
External links
*
Documents on the Russia–Tanzania relationship from the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs*
Embassy of Russia in Dar-es-Salaam*
Embassy of Tanzania in Moscow
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