SADC welcomes cooperation with India in efforts to attain MDGs

The Southern African Development Community (SADC) said on Wednesday that it welcomes the assistance and cooperation with India as it strives to attain the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) by the year 2015.

Speaking on behalf of the SADC chairperson at the ongoing 2nd Africa India Forum Summit at the AU headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Nahas Angula, Namibian prime minister, said the SADC welcomes the cooperation with India to help countries in the region meet the targets and achieve the betterment of the living conditions of the people. "We welcome the wide-ranging possibilities offered by the Africa- India partnership that will bring needed skills and expertise as well as technology transfer to create jobs and empower youth," said the prime minister. "As a region, we are confident that the establishment of various capacity-building institutions under the auspices of Africa-India partnership will reinforce Africa's efforts towards attainment of the MDGs," said Nahas.

"At the same time SADC is committed to fully utilize the Duty Free Tariff Preference Scheme offered by India. This scheme will certainly increase of exports of products from SADC to India," he added.

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