23 July 2009

Luanda — The bilateral relations between Angola and Egypt go on in good terms, with the sharing of invitations and visits from both countries' high officials, reads a statement issued this Thursday by the diplomatic representation of that North African country in Angola.

The co-operation with other African countries that share "our dreams of putting an end to the colonial era was positively analysed and gave way to our bilateral relations with the Republic of Angola", it can be read in the note.

According to the statement, published in the ambit of the commemorations of the 57 years of that country's revolution triumph, led by the former president Gamal Abdel Nasser, which is celebrated this Thursday (July 23), Egypt was one of the first countries opening its diplomatic mission in Angola, in 1976, after independence in November 1975.

This cooperation is also based on consultations about Africa and international issues, mentions the same note that came from the Egyptian Embassy in Angola.
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