Africa-Press – Angola. Angola and Egypt seek to strengthen bilateral cooperation with the exchange of experiences in the field of public works and housing.
To this end, the Minister of Public Works, Urbanism and Housing (MINOPUH), Carlos Alberto Gregório dos Santos, is heading to that country, in North Africa, which in recent times has had a vast experience in the area of civil construction, and is building a new capital in the middle of the desert, in an investment of 60 billion euros.
Also designated as the new administrative capital, it is in this new city where the “Iconic Tower” is being completed, the tallest skyscraper in Africa, 385 meters high.
At the invitation of the Government of Egypt, for a period from the 7th to the 11th of this month, the Angolan delegation is going to visit the new political-administrative centres, construction of motorways and urban centres.
According to the document, among other aspects, the program reserves meetings with the largest Egyptian companies in the sector, guided tour of the new administrative capital, which will be followed by the showing of a video of some cities and infrastructure projects. structures.
Senior staff from Angola are also going to hold a bilateral meeting with the Egyptian minister of Housing, Public Services and Urban Development, Assem El-Gazzar.
The note reinforces that the Embassy of Angola in Cairo will organize economic investment meetings Egypt-Angola/23 for the private sector, with the participation of 15 Angolan companies and more than 40 large Egyptian companies in public works, construction, infrastructure , basic sanitation, roads and housing.
“These meetings constitute a platform for dialogue for reflection and the establishment of partnerships between businessmen from both countries, and for the reinforcement of intra-African cooperation”, reads the document.
Relations between the Republic of Angola and the Arab Republic of Egypt date back to the 1960s, with the involvement of Angolan nationalists in the struggle for independence, having been strengthened in 1976 with the opening of the Embassy in that country in North Africa.
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