LUANDA, Nov. 6 (Xinhua) -- Angolan President Joao Lourenco met with visiting German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier here on Wednesday, with both sides agreeing to strengthen bilateral cooperation in restructuring Angola's national airline, TAAG, and developing a new agro-industrial project.
The two presidents also witnessed a signing ceremony where Angola's Minister of Transport, Ricardo de Abreu, and representatives of Lufthansa formalized the implementation of the bilateral air services agreement and signed a contract for Lufthansa Consulting to assist in restructuring TAAG, according to Angola's Presidential Press Center.
Abreu said the partnership will improve corporate governance, operations, maintenance, engineering and route planning to boost TAAG's competitiveness.
The Angolan government also signed a Memorandum of Understanding with two German firms to establish an agro-industrial development hub in the country. ■