Luanda - The President of the United States of America Joe Biden on Thursday in Washington DC, spoke of the possibility of meeting his Angolan counterpart João Lourenço.
According to Joe Biden, who was answering a question from a correspondent of Angola Public Television (TPA), he still doesn't know when the meeting will take place.
The US President said he doesn’t have a concrete date, however, expressed his desire to meet with the Angolan Head of State.
Asked about a message to the Angolan people about the 48th anniversary of National Independence being marked on November 11, the US President said that Angolans should be very proud, since they are going to build a country that will become one of Africa's leading economies, adding that for this to happen the economy needs to be accelerated.
Angola and the US signed a strategic partnership agreement in 2010 and cooperate in various areas, particularly trade, finance, energy, manufacturing, security, health and justice.
Angola exports oil and diamonds to the US and buys food, oil sector equipment and various types of machinery from the US.
The Southern African nation is the US's third largest trading partner in sub-Saharan Africa, mainly due to oil exports. VIC/MRA/AMP
