Luanda – Angolan president João Lourenço left for Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, on Wednesday afternoon for a 48-hour visit at the invitation of his counterpart, Alassane Ouattara.
In the Ivorian capital, the Head of State will hold a private meeting with Alassane Ouattara, visit expanding industrial areas and witness the signing of cooperation agreements.
The agenda includes an interactive meeting with the Angolan community in Côte d'Ivoire, as well as receiving the keys to the city and being proclaimed an honorary citizen of Abidjan.
The Head of State will return to the country on Friday afternoon.
Early in April, the two countries signed several legal instruments in Luanda to strengthen cooperation in various areas, with a view to raising the level of relations in the Interior, Territorial Administration, Tourism, Health, Culture, Education, Higher Education, and Environment, Information Technology and Social Communication and Telecommunications sectors.
The signing took place during the First Session of the Angola and Côte d'Ivoire Bilateral Cooperation Commission.
Côte d'Ivoire is an African country bordered to the north by Mali, to the east by Burkina Faso and Ghana, to the south by the Atlantic Ocean and to the west by Liberia and Guinea. VIC/AMP
