Doha – Politicians, diplomats, businesspeople, academics and other personalities attended the ceremony that marked Angola's National Day at Expo Doha 2023, held on Sunday, in the capital of Qatar.
Preceded by a courtesy meeting between the Angolan Minister of the Environment and her Qatari counterpart on the Environment and Climate Change, Abdullah Al Subaie, the event had three moments.
The first moment was marked by a solemn event during the national day, with the singing of the national anthems of Qatar and Angola and the raising of the flags of both countries, followed by speeches by the two ministers.
The Angolan official focused her speech on inviting Qatari businesspeople to invest in Angola, ensuring that the country is committed to supporting foreign investment and creating a favorable business environment, with attractive incentives, including tax incentives.
“Our country is blessed with a diverse climate and fertile soils, suitable for a wide range of agricultural crops, from coffee to bananas, corn, cassava and others whose potential is not yet fully explored”, the minister said.
The Angolan minister highlighted that the event is of great importance in the efforts and global cooperation on the challenges that each country faces in the search for sustainable solutions to achieve the goals established at national level and in agreements and treaties in the different areas of the 2030 Agenda on sustainable development.
The second moment consisted of a visit to the Qatar pavilion, as has been customary when a country celebrates its national day at Expo, and the last stage consisted of contact with the products in the Angolan pavilion.
Speaking to ANGOP, Shamim Mafi, owner of the firm Atlas International Holding, based in Los Angeles, United States of America, said that she has a medicine factory and that she has very advanced contacts with some Angolan companies to invest in the country.
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