DAR ES SALAAM, June 3 -- PRESIDENT Samia Suluhu Hassan has described her state visit to Russia as a strategic engagement, taking place at a crucial time as Tanzania prepares to implement the National Development Vision 2050, which places strong emphasis on private sector-led growth and investment.

President Samia left the country yesterday for the three-day state visit, which begins today at the invitation of Russian President Vladimir Putin. The visit marks a historic milestone in Tanzania-Russia relations, making President Samia only the second Tanzanian Head of State to undertake an official visit to Russia after the late Founding Father of the Nation, Mwalimu Julius Nyerere, who visited the then Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (U...