Algeria-Angola… Twenty cooperation agreements on the horizon – New Algeria

Announce Minister of StateMinister of Foreign Affairs, the National Community Abroad, and African Affairs, Ahmed Attaf, yesterday, Saturday, in Wanda, within the framework of his official visit to Angola in his capacity as a special envoy of the President of the Republic, Abdel Majeed TebbouneAbout 20 cooperation agreements will soon be signed between Algeria and Angola.

In a press statement after his reception by the President of the Republic of Angola, João Manuel Gonçalves Lourenço, he said Attaf: “We are in the process of signing about 20 cooperation agreements in priority areas that we have identified together,” announcing in the same context the soon holding of a meeting of the Algerian-Angolan mixed committee and the upcoming establishment of a business council between the two countries to stimulate “interaction between Algerian and Angolan businessmen.”

He continued to say that the goal of these endeavors is to raise economic cooperation to the level of “excellent” and “ideal” relations between the two countries.

He added: “It must be recognized here that economic relations do not live up to what our two countries aspire to (…) and therefore the Ministries of Foreign Affairs of our two countries are working hard to remedy the situation,” pointing to “the significant (cooperation) possibilities available on the economic level.”

In the same context, Attaf praised the President of the Republic, Abdelmadjid Tebboune, for the pivotal role that Angola is currently playing in order to reach lasting peace between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda.

Attaf explained in this regard, saying, “I am in Luanda on the eve of an important event for the Great Lakes region and at an important moment in the process of achieving stability, peace and security led by President João Lourenço in the region through what we hope will be reconciliation and peace between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda, and we are lucky.” “It is an honor to be the first to extend our congratulations and encouragement, in the name of President Tebboune, to the sister Republic of Angola on this great event, for which we wish every success.”

Attaf finally concluded by confirming that “Next year, Angola will assume the presidency of the African Union, and the President of the Republic, Mr. Abdelmadjid Tebboune, refused to assure his brother, President João Lourenço, that he will be by his side and that the success of the Angolan presidency will be a success for Angola, Algeria, and Africa as a whole.”