Panama City: An Angolan delegation led by the secretary of state for International Cooperation and Angolan Communities, Domingos Vieira Lopes, is in Panama City for a five-day working visit to analyze and strengthen bilateral cooperation with Panamanian authorities.

According to Angola Press News Agency, the agenda of the multisectoral delegation's visit includes a bilateral meeting at Panama's Foreign Affairs Ministry, a meeting with Angolan children under special protection at the SOS Children's Villages, and a visit to the headquarters of Panama's Export and Investment Promotion Authority (ProPanama).

The Angolan interministerial delegation is comprised of Felisberto dos Prazeres Martins, director of the Angolan Foreign Affairs Ministry (MIREX) in the Americas, Carlos Sardinha Dias, ambassador of Angola to the Republic of Cuba, ambassador Maria Filomena do Ros¡rio Neto, director-general of the Institute of Angolan Communities Abroad and Consular Services (ICAESC), Maria Elisa de Jesus Gourgel, deputy director of the National Children's Institute (INAC), Daniel Francisco, Chief Superintendent of Migration and Foreigners Services (SME), among other diplomatic officials.

The two countries plan to sign a General Agreement on Scientific, Technical, Educational, and Cultural Cooperation in 2024 at the United Nations Headquarters in New York. This agreement has been signed by the Angolan Foreign minister, T©te Ant³nio, and his Panamanian counterpart. The agreement, valid for five years, is automatically renewable for equal and successive periods unless terminated in writing at least six months in advance through diplomatic channels.

Panama, a Central American country on the isthmus connecting North and South America, hosts the Panama Canal, an artificial waterway connecting the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, which significantly contributes to the country's economy.