Luanda – Angolan Head of State João Lourenço on Friday discussed the strengthening of parliamentary cooperation with Mozambique, during an audience he granted to the speaker of that African nation’s National Assembly , Esperança Bias.
“We made known (…) the need for strengthening cooperation between the two parliaments,” Bias said at the end of the meeting with the Angolan president in Luanda.
The Mozambique parliament speaker said her country’s MPs intend to exchange experiences with the Angolan lawmakers in terms of mineral resources monitoring.
During the meeting, the Mozambican parliament speaker spoke of President Filipe Nyusi’s invitation to his Angolan counterpart, Joao Lourenço, to visit the country this year on a date to be further indicated.
Esperança Bias is since Thursday in Luanda for a six-day official visit to Angola, with the focus on strengthening parliamentary cooperation.
The bilateral relations between Angola and Mozambique are based on historical ties of friendship, fraternity and solidarity.
The two states signed the General Economic, Scientific-Technical and Cultural Cooperation Agreement on September 5,1978, with the Bilateral Cooperation Commission being set up in the same year.
Within the bilateral cooperation framework, the two countries have signed several agreements and protocols, with emphasis on the Agreement on Visa Exemption in Diplomatic, Service and Ordinary Passports.
Angola and Mozambique also cooperate in the aeronautical field, which allows the operation of three weekly flights by the Angolan Airlines between the two capitals (Luanda and Maputo).
The areas of cooperation extend to Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters, Youth, Social Communication and Foreign Affairs.
Source: Angola Press News Agency