Luanda – French President, Emmanuel Macron, arrived Thursday night in Luanda for an official visit at the invitation of Angola´s Head of State, Joao Lourenço.
The French President´s agenda will start Friday with a visit to the Coin Museum in Luanda City and also will close the France-Angola Business Forum that started Thursday.
The French Head of State will then go to the Presidential Palace for a private meeting with President João Lourenço.
At the Palace, the two heads of State are due to make statements to the press.
Emmanuel Macron will leave Luanda mid-afternoon on Friday.
Bilateral Relations
Angola and France established diplomatic relations on February 17, 1976. The two countries have cooperation relations in several areas.
The cooperation between both countries has seen new developments after the official visit of President João Lourenço to France on May 28, 2018.
Within the framework of bilateral cooperation, over 70 French companies operate in this African country. Angola´s oil exports to France are around USD 400 million.
France intends to change and deepen trade relations with Angola, as part of the economic diversification underway in the country.
Priorities include issues linked to industrialisation, particularly in the logistics, distribution and agribusiness sectors.
Source: Angola Press News Agency
