State President Luong Cuong’s trip once again reaffirmed the Party and State’s foreign policy of independence, self-reliance, diversification and multilateralisation of relations. It also reflected the strong trend of enhanced cooperation among countries of the Global South in shaping a new, more multipolar, fair and equitable world order.
At their talks and meetings, President Cuong and Angola’s top leaders affirmed that the close brotherhood and traditional friendship are a valuable shared asset and a solid foundation for the two nations to advance into a new phase of development.
The ruling People’s Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA) attaches great importance to the friendship, solidarity, and comradeship with the Communist Party of Vietnam, and voiced her Party’s wish to further deepen and expand relations between the two sides for the benefit of the Vietnamese and Angolan people.
The achievements of the five decades of Vietnam–Angola cooperation provide a strong and enduring foundation, as well as momentum for the two sides to consolidate, expand, and bring their partnership into a new phase of development.
At their meeting, which took place in the Angolan capital of Luanda on August 7 as part of State President Luong Cuong’s ongoing state visit to the African nation, the two officials also agreed to make full use of existing cooperation mechanisms, particularly the Vietnam – Angola Intergovernmental Committee, and step up exchanges of delegations at all levels.
Over the past five decades, the Vietnam - Angola relationship has grown steadily, marked by political trust and close bonds between their Parties, States, Governments, and peoples, said Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son.
President Luong Cuong called on the two countries to join hands to promote South – South cooperation, contribute to building a fair and equal global political and economic order, safeguard independence and sovereignty, and promote extensive and substantive international solidarity and cooperation.
President Luong Cuong called on the community to remain united, integrate well into local society, adhere to local laws, and continue contributing to both Angola’s development and Vietnam – Angola relations.
Vietnamese President Luong Cuong and Speaker of the National Assembly (NA) of Angola Carolina Cerqueira agreed to continue strengthening political trust, boost high-level delegation exchanges via all channels, including the parliamentary one, and create favourable legal conditions for bilateral cooperation.
State President Luong Cuong stressed the fraternal ties between Vietnam and Angola as a shared invaluable asset. It serves as a solid foundation for both countries to enter a new phase of development, further foster political trust and mutual support between the two Parties and States, and deepen the solidarity and mutual understanding between their people.
This is the highest-level visit by a key leader of Vietnam after many years. It takes place at a time as the two nations are preparing for the 50th founding anniversary of diplomatic ties (November 12, 1975 – 2025).
The visit is an occasion for the two sides to discuss orientations and measures for elevating their ties to a new level in a more substantive, effective, and sustainable manner, thereby meeting each country’s development and international integration demand in the new context.
Hang described the visit as a turning point that will lay the groundwork for the two nations to enhance cooperation in key areas such as green transition and digital transformation, energy, agriculture, education, healthcare, labour, climate change, tourism, and cultural exchange.
This is the highest-level visit by a Vietnamese leader to Angola in nearly two decades, and that it takes place in the context that the two nations are preparing to celebrate the 50th anniversary of their diplomatic relations (1975–2025) further highlights the historical and symbolic importance of the event.
President Luong Cuong's state visit to Angola from August 6-9 is expected to serve as a platform for the two nations’ leaders to assess their cooperation over recent years and chart a new course for the future.
The upcoming visit by Vietnamese State President Luong Cuong offers a vital chance for the two sides to expand cooperation into areas such as mining, oil, and especially agriculture.
Through President Luong Cuong's visits, Vietnam will send a policy message to African countries and the international community that Vietnam is a nation with a growing role and position in the international arena, and it is confidently stepping into a new era.
The visits will be made at the invitations of Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi and his spouse, and Angolan President João Manuel Gonçalves Lourenço and his spouse, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has announced
Phan Van Mai, Vice Secretary of the Party Committee of Ho Chi Minh City and Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee, received Manuel Domingos Augusto, Politburo member and Secretary of the Central Committee of the ruling People's Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA), on August 22.
A seminar looking at President Ho Chi Minh’s ideology in Vietnam's relations with Angola took place at the headquarters of the ruling People's Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA) in Luanda on May 28.
Deputy Chairman of the National Assembly (NA) Nguyen Khac Dinh on October 25 delivered a speech at a plenary session of the 147th Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) and related meetings held in Luanda from October 23 to 27.
Vietnamese Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Pham Quang Hieu and Secretary of State of the Angolan Ministry of Foreign Affairs Domingos Vieira Lopes shared the view that there remains ample room for the two countries to bolster cooperation, during their talks in Hanoi on November 15.
President Nguyen Xuan Phuc cabled a message of condolences to his Angolan counterpart João Manuel Gonçalves Lourenço over the death of former President José Eduardo dos Santos.
President Nguyen Xuan Phuc on November 11 sent a message of congratulations to President of Angola João Manuel Gonçalves Lourenço on the country’s 46th National Day (November 11).
