Pretoria – Angolan President João Lourenço and his counterpart from South Africa, Cyril Ramaphosa, will meet on Thursday, in Pretoria, to analyze the state of cooperation.
This is the first stage of President João Lourenço's state visit to South Africa
Upon arrival at the Presidential Palace 'Union Buildings', the Angolan Head of State will be welcomed with military honors.
The two heads of state will take advantage of the opportunity to solidify relations between the two countries, which share deep historical ties.
After the private meeting, Presidents João Lourenço and Cyril Ramaphosa will take part in talks between the two governments that will result in the signing of new agreements in the fields of agriculture, energy, transport, youth and sports, among others.
Afterwards, the Presidents will speak at the South Africa/Angola Business Forum.
The Forum will have the motto 'South Africa and Angola: Working together to forge a new era of cooperation and partnerships to increase mutually beneficial trade and investment'.
João Lourenço responds to an invitation made by his South African counterpart, during Cyril Ramaphosa's working visit to Angola, on 8 August.
At the time, the South African President's trip covered three main areas of mutual interest, namely, strengthening the relationship, sharing perspectives on recent political developments in South African, which led to the successful formation of a Government of National Unity.
In this regard, on the occasion, President Ramaphosa said that 'Angola remains interested in the political evolution of South Africa, just as we are attentive to the way Angola is progressing, because we are two brotherly countries that continue to share a wonderful relationship'.
Reflection on the security situation in the Great Lakes Region, particularly developments in the East of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), was also in the spotlight.
The South African statesman applauded, at the time, the efforts of President João Lourenço, as mediator, in the work carried out towards peace in the DRC and for achieving a ceasefire between that country and neighboring Rwanda. AFL/ART/DOJ
