Mumbai :In a brief interview during the press meet of Dr. Ali Mohamed Shein, President of Zanzibar visit to the 
Everest Spices Ltd. Manufacturing plant in Vikhroli alongwith Mrs. Mama Mwanamwema Shien and other delegates from Zanzibar ,The President informed the media present about his itinerary,The official visit started on Saturday, February 01, 2014 with the Arrival in Delhi IGI Airport, Terminal III thereafter the President visited Jaipur.On Sunday, February 02, 2014 he Visited Barefoot College Tilonia, Ajmer.
The visiting President, along with a 28-member delegation, is on a two-day visit to Rajasthan since yesterday, reached here this morning from Jaipur.
The Zanzibari premier, who is impressed by skills of Zanzibari rural women–who are trained at Tilonia in assembling, installing and maintaining solar lamps and now providing solar power to 200 non electrified homes in two rural North Zanzibar communities–, came the Borefoot College with aim to establish similar barefoot training facility in Zanzibar’, a Barefoot College spokesman said.
An MoU was also signed for the above purpose during the President’s visit, the spokesman said.
The foreign guests also attended the Lok Utsav Music Festival being held at the Tilonia Campus since yesterday.
After a two-hour stay the visiting President flew back to Jaipur.On Monday, February 03, 2014 the President did Wreath laying at the Samadhi of Mahatma Gandhi at Rajghat thereafter He had a meeting with the Vice President at the latters office on Maulana Azad Road ending in a Call by Shri Ghulam Nabi Azad Minister of Health and Family Welfare at Hotel Oberoi. On Tuesday,February 04, 2014 he had a Meeting with the Vice President at Hyderabad House Hyderabad to meet with the industry and business leaders and members of Tanzanian community.He also Visited Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI), PUSA. This visit of the President happened nearly a decade after similar visit of his predecessor.India and Zanzibar shares a strong close historical relationship. Centuries old Indian Diaspora is available in the Zanzibar islands.On Wednesday, February 05, 2014The President had a Luncheon Meeting with Pharmaceutical Export Promotion Council of India (PHARMEXCIL)at Hotel Taj Banjara, Hyderabad Which ended with a Visit to NATCO Pharma Ltd Plant Kotur, Disst. Mehboobnagar.
On Thursday, February 06, 2014 He Visited Manipal Hospitals , Bengaluru.On Friday, February 07, 2014 The President visited Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd Kandivali, Mumbai
His Excellency Dr. Ali Mohamed Shein – Vice President of Tanzania led a high powered delegation from the United Republic of Tanzania to Mahindra & Mahindra’s Farm Equipment Sector at Kandivli, Mumbai. The delegation comprised of the Minister for Industries, Trade and Marketing, United Republic of Tanzania – Dr. Mary Nagu, Minister for Health and Social Welfare, United Republic of Tanzania – Prof. David Mwakyusa, Tanzanian High Commissioner to India – Mr. John W. H. Kijazi and other senior government delegates. Present on the occasion from Farm Equipment Sector, Mahindra & Mahindra were Mr. Anjanikumar Choudhari, President, Mr. Deepak Chhibba, Executive VP, International Operations and Mr. Jaspinder Kang, VP, International Operations.
On Saturday, February 08, 2014 He Visited Everest Spice Industries Ltd & Interacted with Spice Dealers at the Everest Spice Industries, Vikhroli Plant in Mumbai.The visit of the President of Zanzibar to India,will conclude on Sunday, February 09, 2014.It is nearly a decade after such a visit on this scale happened before by his predecessor,It is expected to strengthen the development partnership between India and Zanzibar, within the framework of India’s close bilateral relationship with the United Republic of Tanzania.
Source : Sachin Murdeshwar