Luanda - Brazil’s president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva expressed Thursday in Brasília his availability to continue contributing to the development of Angola.
Lula da Silva made the pledge during the hand over ceremony ofcredentials by the new Angolan ambassador to Brazil, Manuel Eduardo Bravo.
The Brazilian president pointed out the need to leverage the partnership and speed up the implementation of projects of common interest.
Lula da Silva expressed his satisfaction at visiting Angola in the coming days, an opportunity that, as he stressed, will serve to restart a new era between both countries and overcome the “lethargy” of a recent past, according to a press note from Angolan Embassy in that country.
While the diplomat, who praised the centuries-old relations between the two fraternal peoples, described the President Lula da Silva's state visit to Angola as a historic milestone in the deepening of Bilateral Cooperation.
The Angolan diplomat is also a non-resident ambassador to Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, Suriname and Venezuela, countries where, in the near future, he will also have to present Letters of Credence.
Cooperation between Angola and Brazil began to take shape on June 11, 1980, with the signing of the Economic, Scientific and Technical Cooperation Agreement.
Angola and Brazil developed their cooperation in the areas of health, culture, public administration, professional training, education, environment, sports, statistics and agriculture.
Available data put bilateral trade at US$700 million in 2022.
Brazil was the first country in the world to recognise Angola's independence, proclaimed on November 11, 1975. SC/TED/NIC
