Rome:President João Lourenço engaged in discussions on industrial partnership and investment opportunities in Angola with a representative of the Fincantieri group.
According to Angola Press News Agency, the meeting occurred during the Angolan Head of State's participation in the World Food Forum (WFF), an event hosted by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations focused on food security challenges and agrifood system transformation.
This engagement is part of ongoing efforts to enhance economic relations between Angola and Italy, emphasizing industrial cooperation and attracting investment.
Fincantieri, based in Trieste, Italy, is a renowned shipbuilding group involved in commercial shipbuilding, naval defense, maritime engineering, and naval industry technologies. The group has over 230 years of history and operates shipyards globally, specializing in the construction of cruise ships, commercial vessels, and naval units.
Potential areas of cooperation with Angola include shipbuilding and repair, maintenance of offshore support vessels for the oil industry, technical staff training, and technology transfer through prospective projects and agreements.
President Lourenço has been in Rome since Sunday to attend the World Food Forum.
