The signing of this agreement – which took place last Friday in Mbanza Kongo (Zaire) –, according to Nercia Tailer, commercial director of Salinas Calombolo, will allow the company to increase its production of table salt in order to supply the domestic market and the DRC.
On the occasion, the director, quoted by Angop, also announced that the company has approximately 80 thousand tons of salt in stock for export.
"We have about 80 thousand tons of salt in stock for export", said the manager of the company, which is located in Benguela and produces 200 thousand tons of salt per month.
In the first stage, the Congolese company will import 40 thousand bags of 25 kilos each, said Joaquim Frederico Mingui, manager of the company Mbakidi Ngangu, who highlighted the quality of the salt 'made in Angola'.
Fátima Delicado, national director of Fisheries and Salt at the Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources, said that the memorandum is in line with the government's policies, which aim to diversify the country's economy.
Quoted by Angop, the director, who was present at the signing of the agreement, pointed out that the country is self-sufficient in the production of iodized salt, and therefore should seek to attract more partners to sell the rest.
According to a statement from the government of Zaire, to which VerAngola had access, the doors of the 5th edition of Expo-Kongo – an initiative that is part of the "framework of festivities alluding to the 8th anniversary of the elevation of Mbanza Kongo to UNESCO World Cultural Heritage, an event to be celebrated on July 8" – opened last Saturday.
Taking place until Tuesday, "this edition of Expo-Kongo has the participation of 150 exhibitors from the provinces of Zaire, Uíge, Luanda and Benguela, representing various sectors, with emphasis on agriculture, fisheries, livestock, commerce, tourism and transport".
