Portuguese Minister of Defense, Nuno Severino Teixeira, carried out a-four-day-official visit of work to Angola in the framework of the two countries bilateral relations in the area of military cooperation. During this visit that lasted from 14-17 October 2007, the Portuguese military delegation was expected to have official talks on Monday 15 October 2007 with its counterpart from Angola, headed by the Angola Minister of Defense, General Kundi Paihama. The same day, a reception of the delegation by the first Vice-president of the National Assembly, João Lourenço, was scheduled.

On 16 October, the Portuguese Minister visited a military camp where are located special forces in the North of the capital, Luanda where he was supposed to inspect ongoing projects in that base of the Angola Armed Forces (FAA) in the framework of the Military Technical Commission that comprised Portugal.

The Portuguese Minister of Defense was also due to take part to a colloquium on "Europe-Africa and Challenges to International Security".

Source: AngolaPress