President João Lourenço in Cabo Verde for working visit

Praia – Angolan President of the Republic João Lourenço arrived Sunday afternoon in Praia city for a two-day state visit to Cabo Verde.

João Lourenço's visit follows an invitation from his Cabo Verdean counterpart, José Maria Neves, as part of the strengthening of friendship and cooperation relations between both countries.

The visit's agenda includes activities in Praia city, Cabo Verde's capital, and Mindelo, on the island of São Vicente.

João Lourenço will also meet with his counterpart, deliver speech at a special session of the Cabo Verdean Parliament and a meeting with the Prime Minister José Ulisses Correia e Silva.

President João Lourenço will also witness the signing of bilateral cooperation agreements between the ministerial delegations of Angola and Cabo Verde.

Also in the Cabo Verdean capital, the Angolan Head of State will symbolically receive the keys of the city and place a wreath at the memorial of the outstanding fighter of the anti-colonial liberation struggle, Amilcar Cabral.

As part of the visit, still in Praia, the President of the Republic will visit the headquarters of the Amílcar Cabral Foundation.

In Mindelo (São Vicente Island), the Angolan statesman will also receive the keys of the city and, along with his Cabo Verdean counterpart, will visit some industrial infrastructure and a desalinated water production station.

Angola and Cape Verde have strong ties of cooperation and, among the agreements signed, include visa exemption, as well as others linked to the fields of education, defence, oil, diplomacy, transport, finance and administration.

The formalisation of political-diplomatic relations between Angola and Cape Verde took place on August 30, 1977.