The commissioning of a regional maritime rescue co-ordination centre (see p.6) as well as meetings with the Presidents of both Kenya and Tanzania were among highlights of a recent mission to Africa by IMO Secretary-General Efthimios E. Mitropoulos. In his discussions with the two Presidents, he took the opportunity to draw attention to how IMO's technical co-operation activities could yield demonstrable, effective results that serve the greater good of all. He also highlighted how the establishment of the search and rescue facilities reflected very well the theme for this year's World Maritime Day, which is "Technical Co-operation: IMO's response to the 2005 World Summit", through which special emphasis will be placed on the maritime needs of Africa and on IMO's contribution to the attainment of the Millennium Development Goals.
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机译：IMO秘书长Efthimios E. Mitropoulos近期对非洲进行了访问，其中包括设立区域海上救援协调中心（请参见第6页）以及与肯尼亚和坦桑尼亚总统会晤。在与两位总统的讨论中，他借此机会提请人们注意IMO的技术合作活动如何产生可证明的有效成果，从而造福于所有人。他还着重指出，搜救设施的建立如何很好地反映了今年世界海事日的主题，即“技术合作：海事组织对2005年世界首脑会议的回应”，通过该主题将特别强调非洲的海洋需求以及国际海事组织对实现千年发展目标的贡献。
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