PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA JAKAYA MRISHO KIKWETE VISIT G8 MEETING IN JAPAN

PRESIDENT BUSH INVITES PRESIDENT KIKWETE IN THE US
By Freddy Maro in Toyako Hokkaido ,Japan July 8, 2008
The Us President George Bush has invited President Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete to visit the United States next month with the aim of cementing bilateral ties between the two nations.President Bush announced the invitation during a joint press conference between him and President Kikwete held at the Windsor hotel Toyako, in Hokkaido, Japan during the on going G-8 summit."I am standing here with a great leader in Africa and a good friend of the American People president Kikwete. I would like to announce that he will be visiting us in late August. One of the impressive things about his leadership is that the help the American people have been giving to Tanzania has been effective in combating Malaria and AIDS," he said.The US President further said that he wants the American people to hear first hand how their generosity has benefited the people of Tanzania through intervention programs in combating Malaria and AIDS where thousands of lives have been saved ."These successes would not have taken place without your leadership," President Bush told President Kikwete.On Africa, President Bush said he has discussed a number of issues with the African leaders including Zimbabwe saying that most people in Zimbabwe were greatly disappointed the by election and he has spent a considerable amount of time during the G-8 summit to discuss the issue with African leaders.On his part President Kikwete expressed his appreciation for the invitation to visit the United States saying he was looking forward to it adding that the recent visit of the US president to Tanzania was a great moment for Tanzanians."The way a lot of people turner up to the streets to receive you Mr. President was a measure of appreciation of America's generosity to the people of Tanzania whereby through several intervention programs in combating Malaria and AIDS many lives have been saved," he said.On Zimbabwe ,however, president Kikwete said he was equally concerened with the suffering of people but insisted that the solution to the political crisis should be sought through dialogue by all political parties saying that no party can govern alone in Zimbabwe and called on all parties to work together for the future of Zimbabwe.The Toyako Summit which Japan is chairing, is the largest ever G-8 in terms of the number of participating states, as seven African countries and an additional seven economies, including China and India were invited to outreach sessions.