According to Tulinabo Mushingi, the US Secretary of State's agenda includes meetings with President João Lourenço and the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Téte António, and participation in public events.
"We will engage the secretary (Antony Blinken) in public events, where he can address Angolans at different levels and then we will have statements to the press at the end of the entire journey", the ambassador told journalists in Luanda.
Speaking at the Presidential Palace, where President João Lourenço received New Year's greetings from the diplomatic corps accredited in Angola, Tulinabo highlighted that Antony Blinken's visit, scheduled for Friday, signals the "good moment" in relations between Luanda and Washington.
The US ambassador to Angola assured that his country will continue to strengthen the prosperity of the Angolan people and also security, "to support Angola's efforts to modernize the armed forces".
"We will also continue to promote stability in Angola, in the region and in the world, this is very important for both countries. We will also continue to discuss good governance, which includes press freedom", he declared.
Antony Blinken began a tour of Africa on Monday in Cape Verde, which took him, on the same day, to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, arriving this Wednesday in Nigeria after a visit to the Ivory Coast, culminating on Friday fair in Angola.
