Luanda – Angola Foreign Affairs minister Téte António Thursday in Kampala (Uganda) invited the Indian government and businesspeople to invest in the southern Africa country highlighting the business opportunities this nation has to offer.
Speaking at a meeting with his Indian counterpart, Subrahmanyan Jaishankar, the Angolan diplomat spoke of his country’s National Development Plans for agriculture, fisheries and farming as areas open to foreign investment.
During the meeting, the diplomats, who are in the Ugandan capital to take part in the 19th Summit of the Heads of State and Government of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) that begins Friday, assessed the state of bilateral cooperation in the most varied areas of political-diplomatic, economic and commercial life.
For minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, India wants to see its cooperation with Angola strengthened, especially in the areas of the pharmaceutical industry, tourism, food security, health, oil and gas, education, basic sanitation and digital technology.
The Indian diplomat added that his government is flattered by the fact that Angola, in the voice of President João Lourenço, considered it an "important strategic partner".
India established diplomatic relations with Angola in 1985 and since then has maintained cooperation that is considered extremely cordial.FMA/VIC/AMP
