Oman, Zanzibar to activate pact on preservation, digitisation of historic papers

Zanzibar: Oman and Zanzibar are to activate a memorandum of understanding signed between NRAA and the Zanzibar National Archives (NZA) in the field of documents and archives, which provides for “conservation and digitisation and exchange of copies of historical documents between NRAA and the Government of Zanzibar.
Dr. Hamad bin Mohammed Al Dhoyani, Chairman of the National Records and Archives Authority (NRAA) who is visiting Zanzibar for this purpose, and his accompanying delegation were received by Saif Ali Iddi, Vice President of Zanzibar.
During the meeting, the two sides exchanged views on the cooperation between NRAA and the documentary institutions in Zanzibar, the mechanism of activating joint work in the civilisational and historical aspects between the two sides.
Vice-President of Zanzibar Government was briefed on the efforts of NRAA to provide technical assistance in order to preserve the historical identity of the two countries.
He praised the good efforts to strengthen areas of cooperation between the two institutions. NRAA Chairman also met with Mahmoud Thabit Kombo Zanzibar’s Minister of Information, Tourism and Antiques.