The memorandum was signed by Arlindo Manuel Carlos, Secretary of State for Energy, and Hakan Jevrell, Secretary of State for Trade of Sweden, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs reported in a statement to which VerAngola had access.
The Angola-Sweden Political Consultations Meeting, held on Tuesday morning in Stockholm, was attended by Esmeralda Mendonça, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, and Hakan Jevrell, Secretary of State to the Minister for International Development Cooperation and Foreign Trade at the Swedish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, co-chaired the meeting.
"The occasion served as an opportunity for the parties to review bilateral, regional and multilateral aspects, with a focus on issues related to the political and security situation in the Great Lakes region," the statement reads.
In the bilateral sphere, "the parties focused on the economic outlook, emphasizing the energy, transport, agriculture, fisheries, education and tourism sectors as drivers of economic partnership", and also addressed the importance of the Lobito Corridor.
On the occasion, Esmeralda Mendonça, quoted in the note, predicted "greater engagement between the parties, especially on development issues for the Lobito Corridor, as well as the sharing of knowledge regarding the management and implementation of commercial, industrial and economic development mechanisms".
As for multilateralism, the state of political and diplomatic relations between Angola and the European Union was analyzed, based on the "principle of reciprocity and mutual respect".
According to the statement, Esmeralda Mendonça's visit to Sweden is the result of "the need to update existing commitments between the two countries, in order to leverage development and the establishment of new cooperation strategies".
"This working meeting is a symbol of a fruitful relationship between the two countries, which dates back to the beginnings of Angola's independence, and which has increasingly evolved to other levels of socioeconomic development", the ministry also states.
