Luanda - The Angolan Head of State, João Lourenço, will pay an official visit to the People's Republic of China this week, at the invitation of his counterpart Xi Jinping.
According to a note from the Press Secretariat of the Presidency of the Republic, Friday, Saturday and Sunday will be the three days of the visit, which has as its highlight a meeting with President Xi Jinping on the first day, aimed at discussing the strategy future of bilateral relations.
Meetings are also scheduled for the Angolan leader with the Chinese Prime Minister, Li Qiang, and the President of the National People's Assembly (Parliament), Zhao Leji.
A joint statement should be released following João Lourenço's conversations with the highest entities in the People's Republic of China.
The note states that the President of the Republic will observe a vast program, with emphasis on participation in a business forum, with the topic of investment in Angola at the center of the debates.
It highlights that the Angolan statesman will grant audiences to Chinese businessmen who already operate in the national market or wish to do so in the future.
A meeting with representatives of the Angolan community in China is also scheduled, according to the note.
The last day of the visit, the document states, will be in the province of Xandong, where President João Lourenço will maintain contacts with those responsible for the productive sectors in the textile, pharmaceutical and agricultural industries.
The Angolan presidential delegation to China includes the ministers of Energy and Water, Transport, Agriculture, Finance and Mineral Resources, Oil and Gas, among other entities. VIC/DOJ
