Africa-Press – Angola. The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Téte António, considered, this Tuesday, a priority to deepen cooperation with the Czech Republic in the business field, with a view to establishing partnerships that allow the parties mutually advantageous benefits.
The official, who was speaking during the official talks between the ministerial delegations of the two countries, in the Angolan capital, invited Czech businessmen to invest in Angola and be part of the process of diversification of the national economy.
He recalled that the Angolan Government is carrying out structural reforms to improve the business environment, tending to encourage the attraction and capture of foreign direct investment with special tax benefits in the main regions of the country, within the framework of the diversification of the economy.
According to the head of Angolan diplomacy, the parties must work so that bilateral cooperation is fruitful, both in the political, diplomatic and economic aspects, “taking into account the objectives that are intended to be achieved based on the promotion, expansion and increase of political dialogue at the highest level level”.
“After a certain period of stagnation in the political-diplomatic relations between the two countries, we really believe that this is the right time to revitalize and revitalize the bilateral cooperation between Angola and the Czech Republic”, he emphasized.
Téte António made it known that the last visit of an Angolan government delegation to Prague, the Czech capital, headed by the Minister of Economy and Planning, Mário Caetano João, further strengthened the will of the Republic of Angola to develop a fruitful relationship with the Czech Republic.
On his turn, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic, Jan Lipavsky, also expressed his country’s readiness to strengthen the relationship with Angola in the economic area.
“In addition to the traditional areas of cooperation, we would like to identify new areas, specifically in natural gas and agriculture”, he stressed.
Invitation
The Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic gave his Angolan counterpart a formal invitation for President João Lourenço to make a state visit to that European country.
The Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic praised, on the occasion, the preponderant role that Angola has played in the stabilization of regional conflicts.
He regretted, however, the fact that his country suffered some negative consequences resulting from the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, “namely, we were forced to receive about one million Ukrainian refugees and this constitutes a burden for a country of about 10 million population”.
During his stay in Luanda, the head of diplomacy of the Czech Republic has on his agenda meetings with the holders of the Economy and Planning portfolios, Mário Caetano João, of National Defence, Former Combatants and Veterans of the Fatherland, João Ernesto dos Santos, and with the of Industry and Commerce, Victor Fernandes.
Jan Lipavsky will also attend the inauguration of the “Business Seminar Checa-Angola” and a cocktail with former Angolan students trained in Czechoslovakia.
long standing relationships
Relations between the two countries date back to the proclamation of National Independence, through the then Socialist Republic of Czechoslovakia.
With a longstanding relationship, Angola and the Czech Republic have been considering the establishment of a more solid and effective cooperation in the most varied domains.
The political-diplomatic and cooperation relations between the Republic of Angola and the Czech Republic date from 1 January 1993.
In December 1999, a Declaration was signed on the ties between the two countries, which were strengthened in 2006, with the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding and the Cooperation Program for Development.
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