Luanda - The President of Madagascar, Andry Nirina Rajoelina, is to start on Wednesday a three-day official visit to Angola, with a view to strengthen cooperation between the two countries.
Early in June, the two states announced in Antananarivo, after exchanging notes to establish diplomatic relations, that a “general framework cooperation agreement” would be signed soon.
According to a joint communiqué, the parties are expected to sign a “memorandum of understanding on political consultations” and an agreement to “abolish visas in diplomatic and service passports”.
It adds that high-level official visits and the accreditation of extraordinary and plenipotentiary ambassadors will take place.
The two governments are interested in cooperating in various areas, especially mineral resources, agriculture, fisheries, tourism and education.
In December 2023, at the inauguration ceremony of the Madagascar Head of State, who was re-elected for a third term, João Lourenço and Andry Rajoelina discussed the need to increase cooperation between the two countries.
Madagascar is a large island, located off the southeast coast of the African continent, the country is a member of the Southern African Development Community (SADC),
Madagascar has an estimated population of over 28 million, has no land borders and its closest neighbors are the Seychelles, Mozambique, the Comoros and various French possessions in the region.
The country has thousands of species of animals found nowhere else in the world, such as lemurs, as well as tropical forests, beaches and reefs.
Close to the bustling capital, Antananarivo, is Ambohimanga, a hillside complex of royal palaces and tombs, as well as the “Avenue of the Baobabs”, a dirt road lined with huge century-old trees. VIC/AMP
