Africa-Press – Angola. The Angolan Head of State, João Lourenço, arrived this Friday afternoon in Brasília where he will witness, Sunday, January 1, 2023, the inauguration of President Luís Inácio Lula da Silva .
At the Brasília Military Air Base, João Lourenço was received by the secretary of the Brazilian Ministry of Foreign Affairs for the Bilateral Negotiations Area for Africa and Eastern Europe, Kenneth Félix Haczynski da Nóbrega.
Accompanied by the first lady, Ana Dias Lourenço, the statesman also received greetings from senior officials of the Angolan State, such as the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Téte António, and the ambassador to Brazil, Florêncio de Almeida.
Following the example of João Lourenço, other Heads of State are arriving, with 17 expected to be present, as well as representatives of 120 countries.
The act will have three moments, the first being at the National Congress, followed by another at the Presidential Palace (Palácio do Planalto) and, finally, at the headquarters of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Palacio do Itamaraty).
Technical cooperation between Angola and Brazil began to take shape in 1980 with the signing of the Economic, Scientific and Technical Cooperation Agreement, on the 11th of June of that year.
Under this agreement, Angola and Brazil developed cooperation in the areas of health, culture, public administration, professional training, education, environment, sports, statistics and agriculture.
Brazil was the first country to recognize the independence of the Republic of Angola.
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