DAR ES SALAAM, Oct. 1 -- TANZANIA has commended its diplomatic relations and longstanding friendship with China, saying the cooperation has contributed to the countrys development through trade, investment, infrastructure, education and other sectors.

The statement was made by the Minister for Foreign Affairs and East African Cooperation, Ambassador Dr Mahmoud Thabit Kombo, who was the guest of honour at a ceremony held recently in Dar es Salaam to mark the 77th anniversary of the founding of the Peoples Republic of China.

Ambassador Kombo conveyed congratulatory greetings from the President Samia Suluhu Hassan, to Chinese President Xi Jinping and the people of China on the occasion.

He said Tanzania values the relationship, which has ...