Prime Minister Luis Montenegro, visiting the Luanda International Fair, where Portugal Day is being celebrated this Wednesday, described himself as moderate and “not a fan of extremes.”
For about an hour and a half, the Prime Minister, accompanied by Finance Minister Joaquim Miranda Sarmento, Economy Minister Pedro Reis and Angola’s Minister of Industry and Trade Rui Miguens Oliveira, visited numerous FILDA stands, many of them from Portuguese companies.
He refused mountain cheese and wine, claiming he had just had lunch, he asked everyone how things were going, and various Portuguese businessmen at the fair often asked him to take pictures and greet him.
He wished everyone good luck, and to those who said it was their first time in Angola, he replied that they had “this in common”, it was also their first visit to the country on an official visit at the invitation of the President of the Republic of Angola, João Lourenço.
Montenegro has accepted only one coffee from Angonabeiro, from the Portuguese Delta group.
“This coffee gives energy for every day, every day is important for transmitting energy to people and businesses,” he assured.
When asked if he wanted a short, medium or long pour, he didn’t hesitate: “Medium, that’s how I am, I’m moderate, not too much on one side, not too much on the other.”
Asked by journalists whether he had a preference for one side or the other, hinting at national politics, he explained: “No preferences on either side, this is the so-called field of moderation.”
Here he recalled the work of the group’s founder, Commander Rui Nabeiro, saying they had “excellent relations” despite not sharing the same political space.
He also visited the site of the future Angola International Airport, where he asked several questions about the progress of the work, the number of expected passengers, or even the cost of the investment, the latter of which remained unanswered.
“I already saw you slip,” he joked.
Luis Montenegro visited about two dozen stands in the Portuguese pavilion, organized by the Portuguese Business Association (AEP), as well as many other stands from different countries.
Like previous events, the Portugal Day in FILDA, which is celebrated today, was jointly organized by AEP, the Embassy of Portugal-AICEP and the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Portugal and Angola (CCIPA).
Author: Lusa
Source: CM Jornal
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