Courtesy Call on H.E. Mr. Joao Manuel Goncalves LOURENcO, President of Angola by Foreign Minister MOTEGI

TOKYO, May 1 -- Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan issued the following news release:

On May 1, commencing at 10:40 a.m. local time (6:40 p.m. on same day, Japan time) for 30 minutes, Mr. MOTEGI Toshimitsu paid a courtesy call on H.E. Mr. Joao Manuel Goncalves LOURENcO, President of Angola. At the outset, President Lourenco expressed his welcome for Minister MOTEGI's visit and expressed his gratitude on behalf of the Angolan people for Japan's cooperation in infrastructure and various other fields through the TICAD process. He also stated his desire to further develop bilateral relations, especially in the economic field. In response, Minister MOTEGI expressed his condolences for the recent flood damage in Angola, and thanked President L...