Saudi Arabia has approved a loan, estimated at US$110 million, for the implementation of an industrial project in the municipality of Catumbela, in the Angolan province of Benguela. This was confirmed to the media recently, in Luanda, by the Counselor to that country’s Royal Court, Ahmed Bin Abbulazizi Kattan, at the end of an audience he was granted by the Angolan Head of State, João Lourenço. On the occasion, Ahmed Bin Kattan did not specify the industrial project, however, he said the meeting with the Angolan Statesman served for discussing, among other issues, the exchange of information of interest to both countries. Click on the audio and listen:
Mr. Bin Kattan informed the Angolan Head of State, João Lourenço, about the preparations for the Saudi Arabia-Africa Summit, set for November, in that Middle Eastern country. Click on the audio and listen:
Ahmed Kattan said, precisely, he briefed the Angolan President on the instructions from the Saudi King to its Ministry of Foreign Affairs, concerning the issue related to the opening of that country´s Embassy in Angola, as soon as possible. Click on the audio and listen: