India committed to take decisive action against terrorism and its supporters

Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a bilateral meeting with Angola’s President Joao Manuel Goncalves Lourenco at Hyderabad House. Addressing the media after this, he said that I welcome President Lourenco and his delegation. This is a historic moment. After 38 years, the President of Angola has come to India. His visit is not only going to give a new direction to the relations between India and Angola, but will also strengthen India-Africa relations. Modi said that India and Angola are celebrating the 40th anniversary of their political relations. When Angola was fighting for its independence, India stood with it. Today we are partners in various fields. India is one of the largest buyers of oil and gas. We have decided to strengthen our energy relations. I am happy to announce that we will provide defense loan assistance of $ 200 million for the modernization of Angola’s armed forces. He said that we will be happy to assist in the training of Angola’s armed forces. Taking our development partnership forward, we will share our capabilities with Angola in digital public infrastructure, space technology and capacity building. Today, we have also decided to further strengthen our ties in healthcare, diamond processing, fertilizers and critical minerals. The popularity of yoga and Bollywood in Angola symbolises the strength of our cultural ties. To strengthen our people-to-people ties, we have decided to launch a youth exchange programme between our youth.