Luanda - Angolan President João Lourenço will meet at the White House in Washington on November 30 with his US counterpart Joe Biden.

According to a note from the Angolan Presidency, the visit will take place as part of the celebration of 30 years of diplomatic relations between the two states.

During the meeting, the two Heads of State will focus on bilateral cooperation in areas such as trade, investment, climate and energy, and in particular the development of the Lobito Corridor that will connect Angola, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Zambia.

The White House, which has also confirmed the meeting, said that this meeting will build on the principles of the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit, specifically how the United States and African nations and peoples can continue to work together to address regional and global challenges.

U.S.-Angola Relations

Angola and the United States of America established formal diplomatic relations in 1993.

Angola is the U.S.'s third-largest trading partner in sub-Saharan Africa, mainly due to oil exports. The two countries cooperate in a number of fields, with emphasis on trade, finance, energy, manufacturing, security, health and justice.

Trade between Angola and the United States of America reached about US$1.4 billion by November 2019. VM/DOJ