Angolan head of State back home

Luanda, ANGOLA, November 30 - Angolan president João Lourenço returned Thursday to the country from Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire, where he attended the 5th African Union (AU)- European Union (EU) Summit held on 29 and 30 this month. ,

 

The head of State, who was accompanied by the first Lady, Ana Dias Lourenço, was welcomed at Luanda's "4 de Fevereiro Airport" by Vice President of Republic, Bornito de Sousa.

 

Also welcomed the Statesman, Supreme Court chief justice Manuel Aragão, Luanda governor Higino Carneiro as well as the ministers and senior officials of his Office.

 

The participants discussed priorities for the AU-EU partnership such topics as peace and security, governance and democracy, human rights, migration and mobility and investment and trade.

 

João Lourenço fulfilled a hard working agenda on the sidelines of the Summit.

 

Highlight went also to the meetings with the heads of State of the Congo Denis Sassou Nguesso, France Emmanuel Macron.

 

João Lourenço also met with the King of Morocco Mohammed VI and the UN Secretary General António Guterres.

 

Angolan head of state held separate meetings with the Speaker of European Parliament António Tajani, Prime Minister of São Tomé and Príncipe Patrice Trovoada, and Portugal's Prime Minister António Costa.

 

The Summit, which closed on Thursday afternoon, gathered about 80 heads of State and Government.

 

Representatives of the UN and other international organisations also attended the event.

 

The 4th AU-EU Summit, also held in Abidjan in 2014, brought together more than 60 leaders from both continents.

 

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