Luanda - The US ambassador to Angola Tulinabo Mushingi said Tuesday that the meeting between the Angolan Head of state João Lourenço and US President Joe Biden scheduled for November 30 is recognition of the positive results of the partnership between the two nations.
Speaking to the press in the framework of the meeting to be held in the US White House, the US diplomat said the visit demonstrate the increase of the partnership between the two states in recent 30 years, a reflection of the two leaders' recognition that the two countries can achieve even more positive results for the citizens of both countries.
The diplomat said the US is committed to working with Angola to create more opportunities to improve the lives of the citizens of both countries.
Tulinabo Mushingi said the aim of the meeting is for the two heads of state to discuss the growth of US investment in Angola, increasing bilateral trade, strengthening cooperation for infrastructure partnership initiatives, particularly those linked to the Lobito Corridor and global investment in different sectors.
According to the diplomat, the two statesmen will also talk about Angola's leadership in peace and security initiatives at regional and world level.
According to a statement issued by the Presidency of the Republic, the two presidents will analyze bilateral cooperation in the trade, investment, climate and energy sectors, with emphasis on the development of the Lobito Corridor, which will link Angola, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Zambia.
Angola-US relations
Angola and the United States of America established formal diplomatic relations in 1993.
Angola is the US's third largest trading partner in sub-Saharan Africa, mainly due to oil exports. The two countries cooperate in a number of areas, most notably trade, finance, energy, manufacturing, security, health and justice.
Trade between Angola and the US totaled roughly 1.4 billion US dollars by November 2019.VM/MRA/AMP
