Luanda – The World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO), based in Madrid, has offered 20 scholarships for Angolan staff in the tourism sector, as part of President João Lourenço’s visit to the United Nations agency.
The information was provided Wednesday in the Spanish capital, Madrid, by Foreign Minister, Téte António, following President João Lourenço’s visit to the Kingdom of Spain.
The head of Angolan diplomacy said that the reception of these scholarships was a good result in terms of the quality that one wants to give to the Tourism sector.
As part of the state visit, the President of the Republic visited the UNWTO headquarters, where he received guarantees for the development of the tourism sector in Angola.
According to Minister Téte António, Angola has ambitions in tourism “that certainly include the training of staff”.
New dynamic in bilateral relations
The Foreign Affairs minister noted that cooperation with the Kingdom of Spain is ruled by a new dynamic, “which makes more Spanish companies invest in Angola, in order to achieve the objectives of diversification of the economy.
He said that President João Lourenço’s visit to the Kingdom of Spain reflected the will of the two countries to evolve into a strategic partnership, with a component of bilateral and multilateral relations.
Source: Angola Press News Agency