Tanzania's Zanzibar president vows to protect historical Stone Town


DAR ES SALAAM, July 20 (Xinhua) -- Tanzania's Zanzibar President Hussein Ali Mwinyi on Thursday vowed to continue protecting Stone Town, designated as a World Heritage Site by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in 2000.

Mwinyi pledged to protect Stone Town when he held talks with senior officials from the UNESCO office in Tanzania at Zanzibar State House in Vuga.

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