Menu

News Post

Indian Vice President meets President Julius Maada Bio in Freetown, announces major areas of cooperation

State House, Freetown, Sierra Leone Sunday 13 October 2019 – Honourable Vice President of India, Shri Venkaiah Naidu, has met His Excellency President Dr Julius Maada Bio at State House where he announced major areas of support to Sierra Leone that will impact economic development in the immediate future.

He praised the government for ongoing economic reforms and disclosed that the agreement with Export–Import Bank of India would, therefore, open a credit line of US$ 30million to support Sierra Leone with a major irrigation development project, boost agricultural productivity at the Tomabom rice project and eventually achieve food self-sufficiency. He encouraged public private partnership and private sector enterprises.

In a joint press conference, Sierra Leone’s Vice President Dr Mohamed Juldeh Jalloh and his counterpart said other agreements the two governments had signed were for the establishment of a joint commission, cultural exchange programme and capacity building, which resonated with the President’s flagship human capital development programme.

“The agreements and MoUs signed clearly refelct the vision of His Excellency, particularly in the areas of human capital dvelopment and the drive towards food sel-sufficiency. We value this relationship and will work very hard to build on the gains,” said VP Jalloh.

Sierra Leone’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mrs. Nabeela Tunis, and Director of Telecommunications Consultants India, Mr. Kamendra Kumar, also signed an MoU to participate in the e-VBAB Network Project, a technology upgradation Pan-Africa e-Network venture.

Emphasising the importance of the meeting, Vice President Naidu, who concludes his 3-day visit to Sierra Leone on Monday 14 October as one of only two countries in Africa, said that was the first-ever high-level visit the West Africa nation had had from the Republic of India.

He was accompanied by the country’s Minister of State for Animal Husbandry, Dairy and Fisheries, Shri Sanjeev Kumar Balyan, a Member of Parliament in the upper house of the bicameral Parliament of India, Shri Ramvichar Netam, and senior officers of the Government of India.

President Bio paid tribute to the long-standing relationship between the two countries, citing the role they played as peacekeepers with the United Nations in post-war Sierra Leone. He said the Indian community had also contributed through business to the economy of the country.

“Sierra Leone and India have had a long-standing relationship. Today, as a country, we want to assure the people of India that we will continue to strengthen that relationship for our mutual benefit. Enjoy your stay and thanks for visiting Sierra Leone,” he said.

For More Enquiries: State House Media and Communications Unit +23276758764/+23288269282

Press Releases

Related Posts

Former APC MP, NGC Councillors, Others In Tonko Limba Declare for SLPP, Assure Sierra Leone’s President Julius Maada Bio of Kambia District Voters on 24 June Elections

Kambia Town, Northwestern Region, Saturday 25 March 2023 — His Excellency President Dr Julius Maada Bio has received declarations in Kambia District from a two-time former Member of Parliament, MP,

Read More »

Sierra Leone’s President Julius Maada Bio Attends Funeral of Former Driver of First Lady, Says the Late Man Was a Patriot Who Liked His Country and Committed to His Job

Waterloo Community, Western Rural District, Thursday 23 March 2023 – His Excellency President Dr Julius Maada Bio, First Lady Fatima Bio and senior government officials have joined family members and

Read More »

ECOWAS Female Parliamentarians Honour Sierra Leone’s President Julius Maada Bio for Exceptional Leadership in Empowering Women, Guarantee Support For Government’s Human Capital Development

State House, Freetown, Wednesday 23 March 2023 – His Excellency President Dr Julius Maada Bio has been presented with an award as Patron of the ECOWAS Female Parliamentarians Association, ECOFEPA,

Read More »