{"id":148157,"date":"2026-02-09T21:39:09","date_gmt":"2026-02-09T21:39:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/tanzania\/all-news\/russia-and-tanzania-strengthen-strategic-relations"},"modified":"2026-02-09T22:31:29","modified_gmt":"2026-02-09T22:31:29","slug":"russia-and-tanzania-strengthen-strategic-relations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/tanzania\/all-news\/russia-and-tanzania-strengthen-strategic-relations","title":{"rendered":"Russia and Tanzania Strengthen Strategic Relations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"ap-article-header-tag\"> <strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Tanzania. <\/strong> <\/span><b>Tanzanian Foreign Minister Mahmoud Thabit Kombo held talks with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov in Moscow on Monday, in the latest sign of strengthening relations between the two countries.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>During the meeting, Kombo delivered a letter from Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan to Russian President Vladimir Putin, underscoring Dar es Salaam\u2019s commitment to expanding bilateral cooperation.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking after the talks, Kombo thanked the Russian leadership for what he described as efforts to elevate relations between the two nations. He said the importance of strategic cooperation with Russia had been highlighted by President Hassan in a recent address to diplomats and international organisations based in Tanzania.<\/p>\n<p>Russia and Tanzania have steadily expanded cooperation in recent years, particularly in defence, trade and energy, as Moscow increases its diplomatic and economic footprint across Africa.<\/p>\n<p>Lavrov welcomed the growing partnership, expressing satisfaction with cooperation between the two countries in international forums. He highlighted collaboration at the United Nations and within the broader framework of Russia\u2013Africa strategic engagement.<\/p>\n<p>The Russian foreign minister also said discussions were underway on the timing and venue of the third Russia\u2013Africa summit, signalling Moscow\u2019s intention to maintain momentum in its relations with African states.<\/p>\n<p>The talks come amid rising Russian engagement in East Africa, with Tanzania emerging as a key strategic partner. In June 2024, the two countries began efforts to conduct bilateral trade in their national currencies, a move aimed at reducing reliance on the U.S. dollar.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ap-article-footer-note\">Find more news and analyses on <span class=\"ap-highlight-country\">Tanzania<\/span> on the <span class=\"ap-highlight-brand\">Africa Press<\/span> website<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Tanzania. Tanzanian Foreign Minister Mahmoud Thabit Kombo held talks with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov in Moscow on Monday, in the latest sign of strengthening relations between the two countries. During the meeting, Kombo delivered a letter from Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan to Russian President Vladimir Putin, underscoring Dar es Salaam\u2019s commitment [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":148156,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,7,12],"tags":[80,12184,711],"class_list":["post-148157","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-head-lines","category-policy","tag-dar-es-salaam","tag-sergei-lavrov","tag-tanzania"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.1 (Yoast SEO v27.0) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Russia and Tanzania Strengthen Strategic Relations - Tanzania<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"-article-header-tag&quot;&gt; Africa-Press - Tanzania. 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