Overview
- President Droupadi Murmu received a 21-gun salute and Guard of Honour before delegation-level talks with President João Lourenço in Luanda.
- Both countries exchanged MoUs covering fisheries, aquaculture and marine resources as well as consular cooperation.
- Murmu called Angola vital to India’s energy security and signalled interest in long-term supply contracts plus upstream and refinery investments.
- Negotiations continue on operationalising India’s $200 million Line of Credit for Angolan defence modernisation and possible equipment sourcing from India.
- India welcomed Angola joining the International Big Cat Alliance and the Global Biofuels Alliance, with Murmu set to address the National Assembly on Monday before heading to Botswana for talks that include Project Cheetah.