Luanda, ANGOLA, August 20 - The President of the Republic, João Lourenço, received the credentials letters from the new ambassador of Germany, Dirk Lolke, on Monday afternoon in Luanda.,

 

Graduated in Greek-Roman philology, Dirk Lolke, has already served ambassador to Belgium, Italy and Paraguay.

After his accreditation, Rainer Müller's substitute expressed his willingness to work to contribute to the increase of German business presence in Angola.

He considers it essential to increase German investment, essentially business, aimed at strengthening economic cooperation between the two countries.

The diplomat believes that the official visit of President João Lourenço to Germany, on the 22nd and 23rd of this month, could contribute positively to facilitate business cooperation.

The volume of business between the two countries is around 500 million euros per year, mainly with Angolan oil exports to the European country.

In 2009, the former Angolan President traveled to Germany and in return, German Chancellor Angela Merkel visited Angola in 2011.

Germany is a country located in Central Europe. It is bordered to the North by the North Sea, Denmark and the Baltic Sea, to the East by Poland and the Czech Republic, to the South by Austria and Switzerland and to the West by France, Luxembourg, Belgium and the Netherlands.

With 82.2 million inhabitants (2015), the territory of Germany covers 357,21 square kilometers and is influenced by a seasonal temperate climate. The country has the largest population of the European Union and hosts the third largest population of international migrants worldwide.

 

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