The Angolan Minister of Foreign Affairs Manuel Domingo Augusto met his Dominican counterpart, Foreign Minister Miguel Vargas, on Tuesday 8 January, in Santo Domingo. As reported, they discussed matters relating to the bilateral co-operation and pertinent international issues.
A note issued by the Angolan Foreign Affairs Ministry states that Manuel Augusto manifested Angola’s interest to take significant steps in the areas of agriculture, trade, industry, tourism and mining, by making use of the experience of the Dominican Republic. He recognized that in the last two decades the Dominican Republic has been among the fastest growing economies, with an average GDP growth rate of 5.4% between 1992 and 2014.
As reported, Manuel Augusto also analyzed with his Dominican Republic counterpart the present situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), among other topics including the provision of oil and gas from Angola.
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Al Momento
9 January 2019
