Algiers — President of the Republic of Angola, Joao Lourenço, stated Monday that Algeria and his nation possess the capability to contribute considerably to the event of the African continent, significantly within the power and industrial sectors, and infrastructure growth.
In a joint press assertion with the President of the Republic, Abdelmadjid Tebboune, on the event of his state go to to Algeria, the Angolan President stated: “We’re fascinated by exploring all alternatives obtainable to each nations with out exception, as we imagine that Angola and Algeria have the capability to contribute considerably not solely to the event of their very own nations but additionally to the event of the entire continent, notably within the power and industrial sectors, and within the growth of the continent’s infrastructure.”
President Joao Lourenço highlighted the defining options of bilateral relations between Algeria and Angola, noting that the aim of his go to is “to strengthen the bonds of friendship and cooperation between the 2 nations and their peoples, who share a typical historical past of struggles and victories.” He added that the shared battle of each nations “was not solely towards European colonialism, but additionally towards the underdevelopment left in its wake.”
Concerning the substance of his discussions with the President of the Republic, the Angolan President stated that they lined numerous elements of cooperation of mutual curiosity, culminating within the signing of 11 cooperation agreements that “will lead our path towards the long run,” he added.
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President Lourenço expressed gratitude to Algeria for the help it offered to his nation because the earliest days of its independence. “We nonetheless keep in mind that the primary engineers and executives within the power sector had been skilled in Algeria,” he stated.
“A few of them stay to today among the many senior employees of our nationwide firm ‘Sonangol,’ and even among the many firm’s administration.”
On his evaluation of the present state of bilateral cooperation, the Angolan president stated, “Now we have dedicated to working to rectify the present state of affairs, and that’s the reason it’s essential to carry the fifth session of the bilateral joint fee between the 2 nations as quickly as potential.”
He concluded by extending an invite to the President of the Republic, Abdelmadjid Tebboune, to pay a go to to Angola.
