The Cape Verdean Presidency announced in a statement that João Lourenço's visit to Cape Verde from 13 to 16 March takes place in return for the one that José Maria Neves made to Angola, in January, in what was his first State visit abroad, two months after taking office.
"It is yet another witness to the historic relations of fraternity and friendship between the Angolan and Cape Verdean peoples", stressed the same source.
During his stay in the country's capital, the head of state will meet with his Cape Verdean counterpart, will speak at a special session in the National Assembly and will meet with the Prime Minister of Cape Verde, Ulisses Correia. e Silva, with whom he will sign several cooperation agreements.
Still in Praia, João Lourenço will receive the keys to the city from the hands of the mayor Francisco Carvalho, will lay a wreath at the Amílcar Cabral Memorial and pay a visit to the Amílcar Cabral Foundation.
After Praia, the President will travel to Mindelo, on the island of São Vicente, where he will visit points of economic interest, such as the Frescomar fish conservation company and the Desalinated Water Production Station, and will also receive the keys to the City.
João Lourenço's visit to Cabo Vede, continued the Cabo Verdean Presidency, underlining that he will contribute to the consolidation of friendship and cooperation relations between the two countries.
"And to give the bilateral relationship a dimension consistent with the long common history, the intense cultural harmony and the excellent political understanding that has always prevailed between Angola and Cape Verde", reads the note.
João Lourenço will be accompanied on the visit by the first lady, Ana Dias Lourenço, by the ministers of Foreign Affairs and Transport and by senior officials of the Presidency of the Republic of Angola.
"The presence of the Angolan President in Cape Verde confirms the willingness of the parties to enhance the existing excellent relations, for an authentic strategic partnership between the two countries", concluded the note from the Cape Verdean Presidency.
Angola currently holds the rotating presidency of the Community of Portuguese Speaking Countries (CPLP), succeeding Cape Verde.
João Lourenço was one of the Heads of State present in Praia on 9 November, at the inauguration of José Maria Neves as the new President of the Republic of Cape Verde, after the election in the first round on 20 October.
