Medvedev to arrive in Angola for one-day official visit

11:58, 26 June 2009

MOSCOW. June 26. KAZINFORM Russian President Dmitry Medvedev arrives in Angola this Friday for a one-day official visit. It will be the last stop on his African trip. The Russian president this week has visited Egypt, Nigeria and Namibia. It was the first visit by a Russian leader to Nigeria and Namibia in the history of bilateral relations; Kazinform refers to Itar-Tass.

The main themes of the talks in Angola with President Jose Eduardo Dos Santos will be promotion of major joint projects, including in the field of high technologies, the Russian leader's aide Sergei Prikhodko said.

Russian companies are expected to participate in the creation of Angola's national satellite communication system ANGOSAT.

One of the economic cooperation areas is diamond mining in Angola. The mining companies Catoca and Luo with the Russian company ALROSA's participation successfully operate in the country, and joint geological prospecting on the Cacolu field in under way.

Another promising area of Russian-Angolan business cooperation is exploration of hydrocarbon reserves, Prikhodko said.

The talks will result in a joint communique and singing of a number of agreements between the governments, departments and companies of the two countries; Kazinform cites Itar-Tass.

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