The event, scheduled for June 22nd and 23rd, will cover a number of sectors; its activities will serve to strengthen economic diplomacy, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Angola said in a press release.

The Angolan Minister of Foreign Affairs, Téte António, and the Argentine ambassador, Alejandro Verdier, discussed the issue yesterday during a hearing held at the headquarters of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in this capital city.

About 25 Argentinian companies, from a wide range of branches, will attend the forum with the purpose of diversifying exchanges, Verdier confirmed.

According to the Angola Press, during a recent visit to the province of Bengo, Verdier told journalists that the value of bilateral business amounted to about 200 million dollars a year.

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