Africa-Press – Angola. A memorandum of understanding for the training of Angolan staff in the field of space was signed this Monday, in Tokyo, by the governments of Angola and Japan.
The “letter of intent” for the establishment of cooperation in the space field, was initialed within the framework of the four-day State visit that the Angolan President, João Lourenço, is making to Japan.
The document was signed by the director of the Angolan Space Program Management Office, Tudolana João, and the deputy director-general for International Economic Cooperation of Japan, Soichiro Sakagachi.
Speaking to the press, the Angolan Minister of Telecommunications, Information Technologies and Social Communication, Mário Oliveira, said that the agreement aims, above all, at training Angolan staff.
“With Japan, we are going to work with a view to training staff and gathering their experience in the space industry”, explained the minister, reiterating that Angola intends to fit in well with the space industry sector.
Cooperation with Japan started in 1988.
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