Cape Verdean President signals ‘good prospects’ for Angola in transport and tourism

Cape Verde’s president believes there are “good prospects” for strengthening relations with Angola in the fields of transport and tourism after a meeting on Thursday in Luanda with his counterpart Joao Lourenco.

Bilateral relations are “very good” and there is “an openness on the part of both governments to strengthen these relations” between “two friendly peoples,” said José Maria Neves, who was received by the Angolan President at the Cidade Alta Palace. in Luanda.

“It was a meeting of friends to assess the excellence of the relationship” and imagine “a better future for both countries,” he said, adding that “there are good prospects in the field of transport, in the field of tourism, in addition to the investments that are already in place.” in Cape Verde, in the areas of banking, fuel and telecommunications.”

The heads of state of Cape Verde and Angola met on the sidelines of the 3rd Luanda Biennale, which began on Wednesday and ends this Friday, under the motto “Education, a culture of peace and African citizenship as tools for the sustainable development of the continent.”

Beyond bilateral relations, the conversation between the two focused on the topic of “peace in Africa” and “conflict zones, especially in the Central African region,” the Cape Verdean statesman said.

“We hope that in the near future we can effectively establish good relations between the different countries so that we can accelerate the pace of socio-economic transformation on the continent,” said José Maria Neves at the end of the meeting with João Lourenço.

In particular, the President of Cape Verde expressed hope that the elections in the Democratic Republic of the Congo “will go well” and will serve to “strengthen democracy, institutions and guarantees of peace, stability and development,” he concluded.