Portuguese Premier jets in for official visit
Portugal’s Prime Minister, António Costa, arrived this Monday in the Angolan capital, Luanda, for a two-day official visit.
António Costa heads a delegation made up of ministers who will hold meetings with their Angolan counterparts, aiming to lay out new areas of cooperation.
During the two-day visit, several bilateral cooperation agreements are to be signed, including a new strategic cooperation programme and a credit line reinforcement.
On Monday, António Costa will be received in a private meeting at the Presidential Palace by the Head of State, João Lourenço, and then the two officials will witness the meeting of the two countries’ delegations.
On the same day, the Portuguese Prime Minister plans to visit the Special Economic Zone located in the Municipality of Viana, where Portuguese businesspeople will be received.
For Tuesday, António Costa is scheduled to visit Banco Caixa Angola bank, the São Francisco do Penedo Fortress, as well as the Portuguese School of Luanda.
Angola and Portugal established diplomatic relations on March 9, 1976.
Source: Angola Press News Agency