Aga Khan reaffirms support for the development of Mozambique

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His Highness the Aga Khan, the hereditary Imam of Ismaili Muslims, who is in Mozambique since yesterday, reaffirmed support for development programs underway in the country, and soon will launch new projects in the areas for social, cultural and economic development. Aga Khan was received yesterday in courtesy by the Head of State, Armando Guebuza, with whom he exchanged views on the situation in Mozambique, and especially on the progress in cooperation with our country, which has been carried out by the Aga Khan Network for the Development.

Speaking at the banquet hosted in his honor, the President of the Republic, Armando Guebuza, welcomed the efforts which are being undertaken in the country by the Aga Khan Network, which are encouraging signs for a wider cooperation, diversified and sustainable, that including the areas of health, development of entrepreneurship and microfinance, the network activities that benefit about 100 thousand Mozambicans.

For its part, Aga Khan considered Mozambique an example valuable for the developing world because learned to set priorities considered. Of the projects in view, Aga Khan mentioned the establishment of a garment factory, investments in the sector of energy, telecommunications and the establishment of a bank of microfinance in northern Mozambique.

The visit of Aga Khan, at a time when he is to commemorate the Golden Jubilee of, comes at the invitation of the Head of State, Armando Guebuza, who has expressed his recognition to the friendship and continued support by the President of the Republic, government and other partners in the project he leads.

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