Luanda – The Head of State, João Lourenço, and his Ghanaian counterpart, Nana Akufo-Addo, on Wednesday in New York City, United States of America (USA), analyzed the strengthening of cooperation between the two countries.
The two statesmen met while participating in the 79th United Nations General Assembly.
Angola and Ghana, which share a common history in the struggle for national independence, signed the first legal and cooperation instruments in 1976.
The visits of the President of the Republic, João Lourenço, to Ghana, in August 2021, and the visit of his Ghanaian counterpart, Nana Akoufo-Addo, to Angola in 2019, demonstrate both countries' interest in deepening and expanding, at the highest level, the bonds of friendship.
In February this year, Angola and Ghana signed, in Luanda, nine memorandums of understanding, aiming to expand bilateral relations.
The legal instruments, signed during the 6th Session of the Angola-Ghana Bilateral Cooperation Commission, includes the sectors of Mineral Resources, Oil and Gas, Culture and Art, Tourism, Higher Education, Science, Technology and Innovation, Education, Export and Import, as well as exchange of Television and Radio Broadcasting.
North American businesspeople
In the scope of his agenda, for the third day of work in New York, João Lourenço also received on Wednesday the chairman of the non-governmental organisation named International Crisis Group, Ms Confort Ero.
The International Crisis Group is an independent organization that works to prevent wars and shape policies to build a more peaceful world.
The Head of State also met with Borge Brende, chairman of the World Economic Forum (WEF), an international organization focused on public and private cooperation. This organization supplies a global, impartial, non-profit platform for meaningful connection between stakeholders to establish trust and build initiatives for cooperation and progress.
Florizelle Lizer, president of the Business Council for Africa (CCA) is another entity that had the honor of meeting with the Angolan president.
Her organization has planned to hold the US-Africa Business Forum in Angola in the middle of next year.
The last meeting of its kind took place this year in the American city of Dallas, Texas, and was attended by the Head of State.
Meanwhile, Amos Hochstein, advisor to the US President for Infrastructure, was also received by João Lourenço.
ART/MRA/jmc
