Luanda – President João Lourenço returned to the country on Saturday from Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE), where he carried out a two-day working visit.
The Head of State was welcomed back, in Luanda’s 4 de Fevereiro International Airport, by the Vice President, Bornito de Sousa, and by members of his Executive.
In Abu Dhabi, João Lourenço had a meeting on Friday with the new UAE President, Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, with whom he discussed issues of bilateral interest.
The meeting took place in the Presidential Palace, and was also attended by the Angolan Foreign minister, Téte António, and the ambassador to that Middle-Eastern country, Albino Malungo.
This is President Lourenço’s third visit to the UAE.
Angola/UAE Co-operation
Angola and the United Arab Emirates hold co-operation relations in the sectors of oil and gas, minerals, trade, investment, energy, defence, transports, agriculture, fishery, banking, telecommunications, finance and in fiscal matters.
A good example of the participation of UAE entrepreneurs in the Angolan economy is the tractors assembly plant located in the Special Economic Zone (ZEE) in Viana municipality, in Luanda.
Source: Angola Press News Agency