Luanda – Angola and Zambia Wednesday in Luanda strengthened bilateral cooperation after both countries signed six legal instruments, as part of the 72-hour State visit of the Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema to Angola.
The two countries signed five memorandums of understanding and an agreement during a ceremony attended by the Head of State of Angola João Lourenço and his Zambian counterpart Hakainde Hichilema.
As for the memorandums of understanding, the first is designed for National School of Public Administration and Policy (ENAPP) and the National Institute of Public Administration of Zambia (NIPA).
The second memorandum concerns cooperation between the Justice and Human Rights sectors of the two countries.
Still in the framework of the memorandum of understanding, the third is intended for the construction of border connection roads between Angola and Zambia, in the Jimbe (Angola) – Mwinulunga, Mapelenga and Sikongo (Zambia) sections.
The fourth memorandum of understanding links the Private Investment and Export Promotion Agency (AIPEX) and the Zambian Development Agency (ZDA).
The fifth is between the National Institute of Quality Infrastructures (INIQ), from Angola, and the “Zambia Bureau of Standards (ZABS).
This memorandum concerns standardisation, conformity assessment and training.
Also this Wednesday, Angola and Zambia signed an agreement for the creation of the Bilateral Cooperation Commission.
In May 2018, the two States had already signed five cooperation agreements, which, at the time, totaled 14 legal instruments in the most varied areas.
Source: Angola Press News Agency