- Title: TANZANIA: CANADIAN PRIME MINISTER TRUDEAU ARRIVES ON OFFICIAL VISIT.
- Date: 14th August 1981
- Summary: DAR ES SALAAM, TANZANIA SV Prime Minister Trudeau descends from plane. Greeted by President Nyerere. Trudeau's sons with him 0.30 SV Trudeau garlanded and hands his garland to his eldest son 0.58 GV PAN Trudeau and Nyerere walking across strip 1.09 SV Traditional dancers 1.17 GV PAN Trudeau and children walking across strip 1.25 GV Trudeau arrives outside State House, lined with cheering crowds (2 shots) 1.50 GV/SV TrudeaU party walking past drummers on State House steps (2 shots) 2.02
- Embargoed: 29th August 1981 13:00
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- Location: Tanzania, United Republic of
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- Country: Tanzania
- Topics: General,Politics
- Reuters ID: LVAB2PAYWJPTTPNAW83BEFSHO9LD
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- Story Text: DAR ES SALAAM, TANZANIA
INTRODUCTION: The Canadian Prime Minister, Pierre Trudeau, is one of the keenest advocates of increasing Western aid to the poorest countries. Earlier this week, at the United Nations Conference on Energy in Kenya, he pledged an extra 20 million dollars in aid to African states. He has now arrived in Tanzania for two days of talks, becoming only the second Canadian Primo Minister to visit the African country.
SYNOPSIS: Mr. Trudeau arrived at Dar-es-Salaam airport with his three sons, to be welcomed by President Nyerere. The Canadian leader was a very popular visitor. At the recent Ottawa Summit of Western leaders he appealed for greater priority for aid to the poorer nations. And Mr. Trudeau is expected to lend strong support to these nations at the forthcoming North-South Conference on Development issues.
One of the main purposes of the visits was to allow Tanzania and Canada to exchange views about the Conference to be held in Mexico in October. Another subject for discussion was South Africa's opposition to the United Nations resolution on Namibia (South West Africa) Both Canada and Tanzania support the resolution, and oppose the efforts by the United States to achieve amendments.
Part of the welcoming committee for the Canadian leader included a troupe of traditional dancers. The group of leaders waited as they performed.
The two leaders left the airport for the State House. After his talks with President Nyerere, Mr. Trudeau planned to travel to a 4,047 hectare (10,000 acre) wheat farm at Basuto. This was one of four farms in the area benefitting from Canadian aid. Later he was to leave for three days in Tanzania's famous game parks.
But before the two leaders got down to business, the local drummers insisted on paying their tribute.
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