Angola and Egypt mark 50 years of diplomatic ties
Cairo reception celebrates 51 years of Angolan independence and half a century of bilateral relations.
Angola's ambassador to Egypt, Maquento Sebastião Lopes, hosted a reception in Cairo on Wednesday to mark 51 years of Angola’s independence and 50 years of diplomatic ties with Egypt. Lopes credited Presidents João Lourenço and Abdel Fattah al-Sisi with strengthening relations through regular high-level contact and dialogue. The two countries established diplomatic relations in February 1976.
Ambassador Lopes highlighted the institutionalisation of the Angola-Egypt Bilateral Commission as evidence of a shared will to translate strong political relations into tangible benefits. He noted Egypt's historical support for African liberation movements, rooted in pan-Africanism. The reception, held at a Cairo hotel, was attended by Egyptian government members, the diplomatic corps, academics, students, business people, and the Angolan community in Egypt.
The event, held under the slogan “United for a Democratic, One and Indivisible Angola,” screened a 10-minute documentary on the history of relations. Earlier, Lopes and other diplomats laid a wreath at the monument to Angola’s first president, António Agostinho Neto, in Heroes’ Park.
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