Overview
- President Droupadi Murmu received a 21-gun salute and guard of honour before meeting Angolan President João Lourenço in Luanda.
- Delegation-level talks emphasized energy ties, with Murmu calling Angola vital to India’s energy security and flagging interest in long-term oil and gas contracts and upstream and refinery investments.
- India and Angola exchanged MOUs on cooperation in fisheries, aquaculture and marine resources, as well as on consular matters.
- Murmu said India welcomes Angola’s decision to join the International Big Cat Alliance and the Global Biofuels Alliance as both sides seek wider collaboration under the India–Africa Forum Summit framework.
- Murmu will address the Angolan National Assembly next, attend the 50th independence celebrations on November 11, and then travel to Botswana from November 11–13 for further talks including potential Project Cheetah cooperation.