President of Zanzibar Dr. Ali Mohamed Shein will be on an official visit to India from February 1 to February 9 at the invitation of Vice President Hamid Ansari.
Dr. Shein will be leading a delegation comprising of senior Ministers and officials.
The visiting dignitary is expected to meet President Pranab Mukherjee and some Cabinet Minister, and will also hold delegation level talks.
"Impressed by the skills of the Zanzibari rural women in assembling, installing and maintaining solar lamps for providing electric power to nearly 100 homes in rural Zanzibar after their training under India's ITEC programme, Dr. Shein and his delegation will be visiting the Barefoot College, Tilonia, with a view to establish similar training facilities in Zanzibar," an official statement said.
During his visit, Dr. Shein is also likely to visit Hyderabad, Bangalore and Mumbai for meeting with industry, business leaders and members of the Tanzanian community.
He will be accompanied by his wife Mrs. Mama Mwanamwema Shien.
The forthcoming visit of the President of Zanzibar to India, nearly a decade after such a visit by his predecessor, is expected to strengthen the development partnership between India and Zanzibar, within the framework of India's close bilateral relationship with the United Republic of Tanzania.