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Cape Verde president jets in Luanda

Luanda – The President of Cape Verde, José Maria Neves, arrived this Sunday in Luanda for a four-day state visit to Angola, at the invitation of his local counterpart, João Lourenço, as part of the strengthening of friendship and cooperation relations between the two Portuguese-speaking countries.

Upon his arrival in Luanda, the Cape Verdean statesman was welcomed at the 4 de Fevereiro International Airport by the Angolan Minister of Foreign Affairs, Teté António, among other entities.

In accordance with the program of the visit, Jose Maria Neves will head to the António Agostinho Neto Memorial, where he will lay a crown of flowers in the sarcophagus of the first President of Angola.

The agenda of the visit includes official talks between delegations of the two countries, at the Presidential Palace of Cidade Alta, and an extraordinary plenary session of the National Assembly, during which José Maria Neves will deliver a speech.

During his stay in Luanda, the statesman of the West African island nation will visit the Agostinho Neto University (UAN) Campus and the National School of Administration and Public Policy (ENAPP).

Before returning to Cape Verde, President José Maria Neves is expected to meet with his country’s community living in Angola.

Angola and Cape Verde have strong ties of cooperation. Among the various agreements signed by the two Portuguese-speaking States are visa exemption and technical cooperation in different areas such as education, defense, oil, diplomacy, agriculture, transport, finance and administration.

Speaking to journalists Saturday in Praia City, José Maria Neves considered “extremely important” his trip to Luanda on his first state visit abroad since he took office on November 9, 2021 as the fifth President of the Republic of Cape Verde after winning the October 21 presidential elections.

“Angola has a fearless perspective, that is the non-submissive Africa that we want for the future and, therefore, this visit has a strong symbolic value and especially for the fact that it is also the first country that I will visit as President of the Republic,” he argued.

In his entourage, José Maria Neves, who was Prime Minister from 2001 to 2016, includes representatives of the Cape Verdean business sector to establish points of contact, also aiming at strengthening business relations between Cape Verde and Angola.

Source: Angola Press News Agency