President Xi Jinping of China
Dar es Salaam —
President Xi Jinping of China has mourned the passing of
former
President Benjamin Mkapa in a special message sent on Friday, China
Daily has reported.
The China President
sent a message of condolences to President John Magufuli to express his
sympathy to Mkapa's family and the people of Tanzania following the
loss.
In his message,
President Xi expressed deep condolences over the passing of Mkapa,
commending the deceased Tanzanian leader's contributions to advancing
ties between China and Tanzania as well as Africa.
President Xi
described Mkapa as an outstanding African leader and a friend of the
Chinese people for many years. He expressed his sincere sympathies to
Mkapa's families.
He said Beijing
considers China-Tanzania ties greatly important, and stands ready to
work with President Magufuli to move forward the cooperative partnership
between the two countries to benefit the people of the two countries.
Ex-President Mkapa
died at a Dar es Salaam Hospital on the night of July 23 at the age of
81. He was buried on Wednesday at his home village of Lupaso in Masasi
District of Mtwara Region.
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