THE Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation has started implementing the decree issued by President John Magufuli banning all foreign travels by issuing specific instructions to its embassies abroad.
The ministry said in a statement
released in Dar es Salaam yesterday that it had ordered all embassies
around the world to get organised in order to participate fully in
representing the government in all zonal and international meetings that
will be taking place in the countries that they represent.
The statement further said that Tanzania
has 35 embassies; three consulates; two business centres and 17
honorary consuls in different countries. It also stated that all these
offices will be involved in forging ahead the country’s economic
diplomacy and representing the nation’s interests abroad.
Furthermore, until now the conferences
that have already taken place and that the country’s embassies have
represented include the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting
(CHOGM), which is taking place in Malta and the ministerial meeting that
is addressing media issues in Southern African Development Community
(SADC) taking place in Lesotho.
In addition, the ministry has urged
ministries, departments and government institutions to communicate well
in advance information regarding conferences relating to their sectors,
further said the statement.
“This will allow the Ministry of Foreign
Affairs and International Cooperation to work on them in time to ensure
the country’s participation bears fruit to the nation
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