Luanda - The President of the Republic, João Lourenço, Saturday reaffirmed the need for strengthened bilateral relations between Angola and Turkey.
In a message sent to his Turkish counterpart, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, on the occasion of the 99th anniversary of Turkey´s Republic Day (29 October 1923), João Lourenço expresses his satisfaction at the good level of bilateral relations in recent years.
According to the Angolan statesman, the relations will continue to be strengthened through the implementation of projects in the scope of the multifaceted and mutually fruitful cooperation between both countries.
In the same letter, João Lourenço highlighted that “there is an enormous source of opportunities both in Angola and Turkey”, and Turkey´s experience, “can make a fundamental contribution to Angola´s development, on a basis of reciprocity in which mutual advantages prevail”.
Diplomatic relations between Angola and Turkey date back to 1980 and are supported by cooperation agreements in the Fishing, Education, Science and Technology, Oil, Gas, Industry and Agriculture fields.
Turkey exports to Angola wheat, machinery, electrical appliances, hospital and health materials, amongst others, while Angola exports to Turkey wood, scrap iron and aluminum.
Political and diplomatic relations were deepened in 2008 with bilateral cooperation, when the Agreement on Trade, Economic and Technical Cooperation was signed in Turkey's capital city of Ankara.
In addition to other instruments, the two states have signed a Memorandum of Understanding between the aeronautical authorities, as well as a Verbal Process of the Firstt Session of the Joint Committee on Trade, Economic and Technical Cooperation.
