Luanda – The French President, Emmanuel Macron, ended his 24-hour official visit to Angola, where he met with the Angolan Head of State, João Lourenço.
The French statesman was bid farewell at the 4 de Fevereiro International Airport by the Angolan minister of Foreign Affairs, Téte António.
Earlier, at the Presidential Palace in Cidade Alta, in a private meeting, the two Heads of State reviewed issues linked to bilateral cooperation, as well as international current affairs.
Emmanuel Macron, who visited Angola at the invitation of President João Lourenço, received state honours at the palace and greetings from members of the Angolan Executive.
In Luanda, Angolan capital city, where he arrived on Thursday night, the French President witnessed the signing ceremony of four cooperation agreements between France and Angola and proceeded to closing the Angola/France economic forum, held from the 2nd to the 3rd of the current month, at the Currency Museum, in Luanda City.
Bilateral Ties
Angola and France established diplomatic ties on February 17, 1976. The two countries also have cooperation relations in several areas.
Cooperation between the two countries recorded new developments after the official visit of President João Lourenço to France, on May, 28 2018.
Within the framework of bilateral cooperation, more than 70 French companies operate in Angola. Oil exports from Angola to France are around US$400 million.
France intends to change and deepen commercial ties with Angola, within the scope of Angola’s ongoing economic diversification process.
Priorities include issues linked to industrialization, mainly in the fields of logistics, distribution and agribusiness.
Source: Angola Press News Agency