{"id":8764,"date":"2022-05-27T21:27:30","date_gmt":"2022-05-27T21:27:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/angola\/?p=8764"},"modified":"2022-05-27T19:50:31","modified_gmt":"2022-05-27T19:50:31","slug":"secretary-of-state-antony-blinken-meets-angolas-fm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/angola\/all-news\/secretary-of-state-antony-blinken-meets-angolas-fm","title":{"rendered":"Secretary of State Antony Blinken meets Angola&#8217;s FM"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Angola. <\/strong><\/span><b>Secretary of State Antony Blinken welcomed his Angolan counterpart to the State Department on Thursday.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We have between the United States and Angola a strong bilateral relationship, but also a growing partnership on interests of interests that are mutual concern trade, health, climate, governance,&#8221; said Blinken.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;There have been some important new investments by Africell and Sun Africa in Angola that are producing real results. And we look forward to future collaborations on security and transparency.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Angolan Foreign Minister Tete Ant\u00f3nio said the timing of the meeting was &#8220;perfect,&#8221; as it coincides with the two countries celebrating &#8220;29 years of diplomatic relationships.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In the meantime, U.S. Africa Command Commander concluded his visit to Angola<\/p>\n<p>U. S. Army Gen. Stephen Townsend, the commander, of U.S. Africa Command, concluded a two-day visit to Angola to meet with Angolan President Jo\u00e3o Louren\u00e7o and other senior government officials on May 18.<\/p>\n<p>U. S. Army Gen. Stephen Townsend, commander, U. S. Africa Command, concluded a two-day visit to Angola to meet with Angolan President Jo\u00e3o Louren\u00e7o and other senior government officials on May 18.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI came to Angola for the purpose of strengthening military cooperation between our two nations. In Luanda, I found a willing partner,\u201d said Townsend. \u201cOur relationship with the Armed Forces of Angola is still maturing but our conversations have sharpened our focus on our mutual security concerns. U.S. AFRICOM looks forward to working with the Angolan military to develop sustainable solutions in areas like maritime security, peace-keeping operations, special operations training and the integration of simulations and more.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>During his meeting with President Louren\u00e7o, Townsend, who was accompanied by U.S. Ambassador to Angola, Tulinabo Mushingi and U.S. Africa Command\u2019s Senior Enlisted Leader, U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. 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