Angola-Austria relations highlighted

The Chancellor of Austria Karl Nehammer highlighted Tuesday in Luanda the potential for the development of ties with Angola, in several fields, but stressed the need to boost them.

Karl Nehammer said this to the press after a private meeting with the Angolan Head of State, João Lourenço, as part of his 48-hour visit to the country.

The Austrian official highlighted the importance of placing the continent at the center of the attention.

According to Karl Nehammer, the Austrian Government is developing a strategy for Africa.

As for Angola, he defended the importance to know how to develop cooperation and which ways or resources that can be used to achieve this goal.

He defended the need to discuss these topics in order to establish better reciprocal economic cooperation.

“As showed during the talk held today, there are several fields in which we can cooperate, because dealing with the future challenges entails to strengthen our cooperation”, he said.

He also highlighted the fact of Angola to be a key partner in terms of providing stability and security on the continent.

Source: Angola Press News Agency (APNA)