China-Africa: Angolan ambassador inaugurates Defence Chancellery
Beijing – The Angolan ambassador to China, João Manuel Bernardo, Friday last week, symbolically inaugurated in Beijing the premises of the Defence Chancellery.
The diplomat on the occasion considered the opening of the Defence Chancellery as a very important landmark in the reinforcement of cooperation existing between Angola and China.
João Manuel Bernardo also expressed the wish for a successful cooperation, having highlighted the effort by everyone directly and indirectly involved.
The Defence Chancellery with the Angola Embassy in China started its official functions on February 18, but it was operating from a transitional premises.
The defence attache with the Angolan embassy in China, brig. Barbosa Epalanga, has since then been carrying out several activities promoted by the Ministry of National Defence of the People’s Republic of China, within the framework of the Association of Defence Attaches based in Beijing.
Brig. Barbosa Epalanga, 48, married and father of four, until his nomination, held the post of chief of Department of International Relations of the National Department of Defence Policy of the Ministry of National Defence (MINDEN).
The ceremony of inauguration of the Angolan Defence Chancellery in Beijing was witnessed by officials of the Angolan embassy in the People’s Republic of China.
(portalangop.co.ao)
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