According to a statement from the Ministry of Mineral Resources, Oil and Gas, which VerAngola had access to, the visit began this Monday (June 26) and will run until Thursday (June 29).
"Accompanied by senior executives from ANPG, Sonangol and the National Committee for the Coordination of the Initiative for Transparency in Extractive Industries (EITI), Minister Diamantino Azevedo visits Norway, from 26 to 29 June, with the aim of holding meetings with authorities political and business policies in that country linked to the oil and gas industry, and call for greater Norwegian investment in the oil and gas industry and renewable energy", reads the statement.
Upon his arrival this Monday, the minister "granted an audience to the vice-president of the Board of the Norwegian Investment Fund (Nordfund) and the chairman of the Board of Directors of the company Angola Capital Partners, which operates in the oil and agricultural sector, having this presented some concerns that deserved the due attention of the Angolan official", adds the communiqué.
On the occasion, the holder of the Mineral Resources, Oil and Gas portfolio appealed to those responsible for Nordfund "to invest in renewable energy projects to be implemented in Angola".
It should be noted that the Norwegian Investment Fund for Developing Countries refers to "an institution owned and financed by the Norwegian government" which aims to "strengthen the private sector in developing countries and reduce poverty".
"Its investments are, as a rule, aligned with the objectives of social development (SDG) and are made in sectors such as renewable energies, financial inclusion, green infrastructure and scalable companies such as agribusiness and manufacturing", reads the guardianship note.
For this Tuesday, the national delegation is scheduled to meet with the Norwegian Minister of Energy Terje Aasland, as well as with the Secretary of State, Erling Rimestad.
The delegation's agenda also foresees the holding of several other meetings with companies such as Norsk hydro and Equinor, the statement also reveals.
