Uteuzi Wizara ya Mambo ya Nje

Rais wa Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania, Mheshimiwa Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete ameteua Wakurugenzi wapya tisa wa Wizara ya Mambo ya Nje na Ushirikiano wa Kimataifa ambao pia watakuwa na hadhi ya Balozi.

Kwa mujibu wa taarifa iliyotolewa mjini Dar es Salaam leo, Jumatano, Mei 30, 2012 na Katibu Mkuu Kiongozi, Balozi Ombeni Y. Sefue, uteuzi huo umeanza Mei 2, mwaka huu, 2012.

Walioteuliwa ni Ndugu Vincent Kibwana ambaye anakuwa Mkurugenzi, Idara ya Afrika; Ndugu Naimi Aziz ambaye anakuwa Mkurugenzi, Idara ya Ushirikiano wa Kikanda; Ndugu Celestine Mushy ambaye anakuwa Mkurugenzi, Idara ya Ushirikiano wa Kimataifa; Ndugu Yahya Simba ambaye anakuwa Mkurugenzi, Idara ya Mashariki ya Kati, na Ndugu Bertha Somi ambaye ameteuliwa kuwa Mkurugenzi, Idara ya Diaspora.

Wengine ni Ndugu Irene Kasyanju aliyeteuliwa kuwa Mkurugenzi, Kitengo cha Sheria; Ndugu Dorah Msechu ambaye ameteuliwa kuwa Mkurugenzi, Idara ya Ulaya na Amerika, Ndugu Mbelwa Kairuki ambaye anakuwa Mkurugenzi, Idara ya Asia na Australia, na Ndugu Silima Haji ambaye ameteuliwa kuwa Mkurugenzi, Idara ya Mambo ya Nje, Zanzibar.

Kabla ya uteuzi wake, Ndugu Kibwana alikuwa Afisa Mambo ya Nje Mkuu, Ndugu Naimi Aziz alikuwa Mkurugenzi Msaidizi, Ndugu Mushy alikuwa Kaimu Katibu wa Waziri Mkuu, Ofisi ya Waziri Mkuu, Ndugu Simba alikuwa Afisa Mambo ya Nje Mkuu, na Ndugu Somi alikuwa Afisa Mambo ya Nje Mkuu.

Naye Ndugu Kasyanju alikuwa Mkurugenzi Msaidizi, Ndugu Msechu alikuwa Mkurugenzi Msaidizi, Ndugu Kairuki alikuwa Msaidizi wa Rais (Hotuba), Ofisi ya Rais, Ikulu na Ndugu Haji alikuwa Afisa Mambo ya Nje Mkuu.
 

Tanzania pledges to pursue Genocide Fugitives

Hon. Bernard K. Membe (MP), Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, in talks with Hon. Judge Theodor Meron, President of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (IRM), today when the Judge paid a courtesy call to the Minister's office in Dar es Salaam.  

Hon. Bernard K. Membe (MP), Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation in talks with the six member delegation from the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (IRM), that visited him today in his office.  The delegation included Judge Theodor Meron, President of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (IRM), Hon. Judge John Hocking, Registrar of the IRM and Hon. Hassan Bubacar Jallow, the Prosecutor of the IRM.

Tanzania pledges to pursue Genocide Fugitives

Hon. Judge Theodor Meron, President of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (IRM), paid courtesy call to Hon. Bernard K. Membe (MP), the Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation today in his office, following his recent appointment as IRM President.

Hon. Meron was accompanied by Hon. Judge John Hocking, Registrar of the IRM and Hon. Hassan Bubacar Jallow, the Prosecutor of the IRM.

Judge Meron thanked Tanzania for once again accepting to host the International Criminal Tribunal and hoped that Tanzania would sustain the same level of cooperation as it had existed during the lifetime of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR).

He also thanked Tanzania for granting land for construction of the purpose-built facility for both the IRM premises and ICTR archives.

The delegation also asked the Government to assist in pursuing nine remained fugitives remained at large within the East and Southern African Regions.

On his part, Hon. Membe thanked the delegation for the visit, and for the interactive exchange regarding IRM.  He also expressed apologies on behalf of the President for not being able to meet the delegation as it was planned.

Hon. Membe informed the delegation that President Jakaya Kikwete expressed readiness to meet the delegation in the near future.

With regard to the issue of land offered to the IRM, the Minister expressed his enthusiasm on the fact the United Nations (UN) has confirmed its desire to take up the offer of the land allocated to the IRM.  

Hon. Membe assured the delegation that the Government will facilitate the logistical requirements towards the construction of the facility.

He also assured the delegation that Tanzania will do all it can to support the IRM in apprehension of the said nine fugitives.   

The IRM was established by the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) Resolution 1966 (2010) to finish the work begun by the ICTR and International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY). The IRM has two branches corresponding to the two current tribunals.  The Arusha branch is scheduled to start on July 1, 2012 while the Hague branch is scheduled to start on July 1, 2013.   

  

Msimamo wa Tanzania kuhusu Sahara Magharibi

Mhe. Bernard K. Membe (MB), Waziri wa Mambo ya Nje na Ushirikiano wa Kimataifa akitoa msimamo wa Tanzania kuhusu suala la Sahara Magharibi na Morocco, wakati akiongea na waandishi wa habari leo jijini Dar es Salaam.  

 

Mhe. Bernard K. Membe (MB), Waziri wa Mambo ya Nje na Ushirikiano wa Kimataifa akitoa msimamo wa Tanzania kuhusu suala la Sahara Magharibi na Morocco, wakati akiongea na waandishi wa habari leo jijini Dar es Salaam.

 

Waziri wa Mambo ya Nje na Ushirikiano wa Kimataifa, Mhe. Bernard K. Membe (MB), akijibu maswali mbalimbali yaliyoulizwa na waandishi wa habari kwenye ukumbi wa Mkutano wa Wizara ya Mambo ya Nje leo jijini Dar es Salaam.  Mwingine pichani ni Bw. Assah Mwambene, Kaimu Mkuu wa Kitengo cha Mawasiliano ya Serikali -Wizarani.

 

 

 

 

Msimamo wa Tanzania kuhusu Sahara Magharibi

 

Tanzania imesema haijabadili msimamo wake katika kuwaunga mkono Watu wa Sahara Magharibi kuhusu haki yao ya kujitawala kutoka mikononi mwa Morocco.

Hayo yalisemwa na Mhe. Bernard K. Membe (Mb), Waziri wa Mambo ya Nje na Ushirikiano wa Kimataifa wakati akiongea na Waandishi wa vyombo mbalimbali vya habari leo jijini Dar es Salaam.

Aidha, Tanzania imeisihi Morocco irudi katika uanachama wa Umoja wa Afrika ili kuweza kuwa na mazungumzo ya pamoja baina yao, wananchi wa Sahara Magharibi na Umoja wa Mataifa kwa lengo la kutafuta suluhu ya kudumu kuhusu mgogoro huo.

“Tatizo hilo limekuwa kidonda ndugu haliwezi kupona kesho, kwa hiyo msimamo wa Tanzania ni huo. Tunataka kuwe na uhuru wa Sahara Magharibi na tunaomba pande zote, pamoja na Umoja wa Mataifa wamalize kwa haraka sana tatizo hili ili kuwe na kura ya maoni ya wananchi wenyewe kuamua ama kujitawala au kuwa sehemu ya Morocco,” alisema Mhe. Membe.

Mhe. Membe aliongeza kuwa, Tanzania itaheshimu maamuzi yoyote ya wananchi wa Sahara Magharibi kwa vile “tunaamini wataamua kujitawala wenyewe na siyo kuwa kama kile Kisiwa cha Mayote nchini Comoro”.  Wananchi wa Kisiwa hicho waliamua kuwa sehemu ya nchi ya Ufaransa, ingawa kipo Afrika.

Kuhusu tatizo la kumpata Mwenyekiti wa Kamisheni ya Umoja wa Afrika (AU), Mhe. Membe alisema Tanzania inaungana na Jumuiya ya Maendeleo ya Nchi za Kusini mwa Afrika (SADC) kumuunga mkono mgombea kutoka Afrika Kusini kwenye nafasi hiyo Bi. Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma dhidi ya mgombea anayetetea uenyekiti huo, Bw. Jean Ping.

Nchi Wanachama wa AU zinatarajiwa kupiga kura na hatimaye kumchagua Mwenyekiti wa Kamisheni hiyo mwezi wa Julai mwaka huu wakati wa Mkutano wa Wakuu wa Nchi mjini Lilongwe, nchini Malawi. 

Taarifa kwa Vyombo vya Habari

Waziri wa Mambo ya Nje na Ushirikiano wa Kimataifa, Mhe. Bernard K. Membe (MB), atafanya mazungumzo na waandishi wa habari kwenye Ukumbi wa Mikutano Wizarani tarehe 09 Mei, 2012 kuanzia saa tano asubuhi.

Masuala atakayozungumzia ni pamoja na kampeni za mgombea wa nafasi ya Mwenyekiti wa Kamisheni ya Umoja wa Afrika (AU), Bi. Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, anayeungwa mkono na Jumuiya ya Maendeleo ya Nchi za Kusini mwa Afrika (SADC).

Imetolewa na,

KITENGO CHA MAWASILIANO YA SERIKALI,

WIZARA YA MAMBO YA NJE NA USHIRIKIANO WA KIMATAIFA,

DAR ES SALAAM.

08 MEI, 2012