Angolan President João Lourenço visits China for four days
The Angolan president arrived in China on Thursday March 14 for a four-day official visit.
Protocol and official day this Friday in the Chinese capital for João Lourenço, before a trip to the east of the country to talk business.
Angolan President João Lourenço visiting China on March 14, 2024. He notably met with leaders of large Chinese companies.
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With our correspondent in Beijing,
Stéphane Lagarde
A wreath of flowers, green, yellow, red and white with two bands of silk bearing the name of the Angolan president, placed in front of the monument of the "people's heroes", it was through this ceremony in Tiananmen Square in Beijing this morning that started João Lourenço's day, before rolling out good intentions and proof of friendship to Chinese leaders.
"
China
and Angola
are brothers and partners
," said Zhao Leji, chairman of the standing committee of the National People's Congress
.
The Angolan president is visiting China from March 14 to 17.
This Friday, Joâo Lourenco laid a wreath of flowers at the People's Heroes Monument in Beijing.
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— Stéphane Lagarde (@StephaneLagarde) March 15, 2024
Angola, an Eldorado for China
Angola remains the oil El Dorado for China, which represents nearly 53% of Angolan crude oil exports.
It is also a vital trading partner for Luanda.
Bilateral trade between the two countries exceeded $27 billion in 2022, according to
the China News agency
.
“
The agreement on the promotion and mutual protection of investments
”, signed in December 2023 for the 40th anniversary of Sino-Angolan relations, should make it possible to revive Chinese investments in Angola and in particular in the special economic zone of Luanda-Bengo or 10% of companies are already Chinese.
Representatives of 10 Angolan public companies are part of the delegation.
At least two events are planned in Beijing for the business community.
President Lourenço must also go to the eastern province of Shandong, where Russian businessmen parade and where certain road signs are translated into Cyrillic.
A coastal province renowned for its agriculture, but also for its textile and pharmaceutical industries.
The Angolan president is also due to meet his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping and sign a series of cooperation agreements, according to Chinese state media.
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