Caxito - A twinning agreement between the provinces of Bengo (Angola) and the autonomous province of Vojvodina (Serbia) was signed on Tuesday, in Caxito (Bengo), to reinforce ties of friendship and cooperation, as well as social, economic and cultural development from both parties.
The agreement follows the Letter of Intent initiated between the two parties back in March 2022, in the city of Novi Sad, which aimed to formalize the establishment of cooperation in several areas.
After the document is signed by the governor of Bengo, Maria Nelumba, and the president of Vojvodina, Maja Gojkovic, the subsequent step will be the establishment of a commission to determine the progress of cooperation.
The two parties intend to cooperate in the areas of agriculture, education, tourism, science, economy, investment and others to be determined.
Speaking to the press, Maja Gojkovic said that in November this year two tourism and agricultural fairs will be held, where they hope to receive a delegation from the province of Bengo to present their potential to the population of Serbia.
She stated that there is a group of Serbian businesspeople interested in visiting Angola to see the potential for possible investments.
In turn, Governor Maria Nelumba said she hopes that businesspeople and scientific institutions from Vojvodina will visit Bengo, to invest in agriculture and in matters of research, technological innovation, discovery and conservation of seeds and staff training.
She also highlighted as the main advantages the interaction between researchers, scientists and students, as well as businesspeople from both countries in the area of production and transformation of products to serve domestic consumption and export, taking advantage of the strengths of the Barra do Dande free development zone.
In Angola since Monday, the Vojvodina delegation has on agenda visits to several educational institutions, farms and industrial areas for Wednesday, with the return to Serbia scheduled for Thursday.
Relations between Angola and Serbia date back to the African country's independence.
Serbia was one of the first countries in Europe and the third in the world to recognize Angola's independence, in 1975, having, at the time, shared the spirit of the Non-Aligned Countries.
In 1978, the two countries established political-diplomatic and cooperative, technical-scientific and cultural ties that are still alive.
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