Greece is ready to help deepen EU-Angola relations, Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias said after meeting with Angolan Deputy Foreign Minister Esmeralda Mendonça.
Mr. Dendias finally met with Ms. Mendonça during his visit to Luanda, as Angolan Foreign Minister Tete Antonio tested positive for the coronavirus before their meeting. Mr. Dendias invited him to visit Greece soon.
He recalled that Greece became an Associated Observer in the Community of Lucophone Countries, CPLP, last July, with a decision taken during the last ministerial meeting held under the Angolan presidency in Luanda.
This decision, as he pointed out, “will open new avenues of cooperation”, while he accepted the proposal of the Deputy Foreign Minister for a tripartite meeting between Greece, Angola and Portugal.
During today’s first visit of a Greek minister to Angola, a Memorandum of Understanding for Political Consultations was signed between the Foreign Ministries of the two countries, which is the first agreement ever signed between Greece and Angola.
“There are great opportunities to develop our relations,” said Mr. Dendias. “We are countries that have absolutely no difference, but we see many things in the same way.”
“Angola has ratified UNCLOS, which for Greece is a very important Convention, as we are a maritime nation and we are very interested in the safety and freedom of navigation at sea. And by the way, Angola ratified UNCLOS five years ago Greece”.
The Foreign Minister pointed out that Greece is willing to train personnel for maritime safety, if Angola so wishes, and in fact in the Greek military academies. Because, as he said, “Angola is a very important country for the security of Africa and Africa has the fastest growing economy and the fastest growing population in the world.”
He also thanked Angola for its willingness to vote for Greece in the campaign for its election to the United Nations Security Council for the period 2025-26.
Mr. Dendias offered 100,000 vaccines to deal with the pandemic, which he described as a “moral obligation” of Greece. “And we are here to send more vaccines, if Angola needs them, and to help with the software needed to deliver those vaccines.”
“I consider my presence here as the opening of a new chapter. A new chapter in the relations between us, Greece, and Angola,” he concluded.
SOURCE: ΑΠΕ-ΜΠΕ
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