Luanda – Angolan President, João Lourenço, left Friday for Tokyo, Japan, for an official visit at the invitation of the Asian country.
At the 4 de Fevereiro International Airport, in Luanda, the Head of State, sided by the First Lady, Ana Dias Lourenço, was bid farewell by the Governor of Luanda Province, Manuel Homem, government officials and presidential aides.
According to the president’s press secretary, João Lourenço's agenda includes meetings with high-level figures of the Japanese State, works in the cities of Tokyo, Nagoya and Kyoto, being reserved for the capital, Tokyo, political and protocol activities.
On Monday (13), President Lourenço is to attend the Japan-Angola Business Forum.
Cooperation between Angola and Japan
Angola and Japan intend to increase cooperation in the political, economic and cultural domains, mainly in the industrialisation process and in overcoming challenges in the areas of agriculture and agribusiness development, oil and mining.
Bilateral cooperation began in 1988 as Emergency Aid, through the UNICEF.
After the end of the war in Angola in 2002, Japan began to provide assistance in the demining and social reintegration of ex-soldiers and refugees.
Within the framework of Angola's national reconstruction, Japan has been carrying out assistance through international organisations in terms of food aid and assistance to farmers and people living in poverty.
Japan's support extends to assistance for the repatriation of refugees, water supply facilities, primary school construction, communication network and ports.
In the health sector, since 1996, Japan has donated 40 million US dollars for the facelift of the Luanda’s Josina Machel Hospital, which is a reference in the country.
Within the scope of economic cooperation, in recent years Japan's knowledge and experience has been used in rice cultivation development and vocational training.
