João Lourenço begins by being received by King Felipe VI at 9:30 am local time (9:30 in Luanda) at the Palácio da Zarzuela, residence of the kings on the outskirts of Madrid, and at 2:15 pm he will be the guest of honor at a lunch offered by the kings of Spain at the Royal Palace of Madrid.
For his part, the Spanish Prime Minister, Pedro Sánchez, will receive the President at 5 pm at the Palácio da Moncloa, the seat of Government.
A Spanish government source told Lusa news agency that João Lourenço's visit "repays" the official visit made to Angola on April 7 by Pedro Sánchez, who was accompanied on the occasion by representatives of several Spanish companies.
Madrid considers the former Portuguese colonies of Angola and Mozambique "priority" countries in its ambitious strategy to increase economic and diplomatic relations with Africa.
Days before leaving for Luanda, Sánchez presented the plan "Foco Africa 2023" which he hopes will mark a turning point in relations of all kinds with the African continent, in order to reach a "new strategic partnership" in which Madrid can lead the European Union's action with this part of the world.
According to the President's agenda, João Lourenço ends his visit to Spain on Wednesday, the day on which he plans to visit "infrastructure and institutional objectives in the Spanish capital".
The visit to the Spanish capital "completes" Angola's "diplomatic action" abroad, which included Washington (headquarters of the US Government and several international economic institutions), New York (headquarters of the United Nations) and Madrid.
