Angola Opens Embassy In Indonesia, Deputy Minister Of Foreign Affairs Tata: Strengthen Bilateral And South-South Cooperation

Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Arrmanatha C. Nasir at the inauguration of the Angola Embassy in Jakarta. (Source: Ministry of Foreign Affairs RI)

JAKARTA - The presence of the Angolan Embassy in the country will strengthen bilateral cooperation to the South-South framework in the spirit of Asia-Africa, said Deputy Foreign Minister of the Republic of Indonesia Arrmanatha Ch. Nasir.

He conveyed this on the sidelines of the inauguration of the Angola Embassy with the Secretary of State for Administration, Finance and Cultural Heritage who is also Deputy Foreign Minister of the Republic of Angola Osvaldo Dos Santos Varela in Jakarta, Wednesday, April 30.

"I believe the presence of the Angolan Embassy in Jakarta will create many opportunities to strengthen not only bilateral cooperation but also within the framework of the South-South partnership in the spirit of Asia-Africa," said Deputy Foreign Minister Tata, his nickname, as he is familiarly called, as reported by the Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Thursday, May 1.

The opening of the Embassy in Jakarta is a strategic step for the Government of Angola to further strengthen bilateral relations with Indonesia.

The Angolan Embassy in Jakarta, which is also accredited to Brunei Darussalam, replaces the diplomatic representative of Angola which was previously domiciled in Singapore.

The inauguration of the Angolan Embassy has been more than a year since the Ambassador of the Republic of Angola to Indonesia, Florencio Mariano da Concei, left a letter of trust to the President of the Republic of Indonesia in December 2023.

It is known, Angola is the second largest source of oil commodities for Indonesia from the Sub-Saharan area of Africa.

Indonesian oil imports from Angola reach 12 million barrels per year. Currently, efforts are being made so that Indonesia can increase the trade in the oil and gas sector by Anggola in the future.

In addition to the oil and gas sector, Indonesia and Angola are also working to diversify their economic cooperation, including in the field of agro-industry and fisheries.

Indonesia has been in diplomatic relations with Angola since 2001. Angola itself has been accredited to the Indonesian Embassy in Windhoek, Namibia, since 2004.