Libreville, December 28, 2023 (AGP) – The President of the Transition, General Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema, received this Thursday, December 28, his counterpart General Umaro Sissoco Embaló, President of the Republic of Guinea Bissau on a working visit and 48-hour friendship tour in Libreville.
According to a press release from the presidency received by the AGP, the Transition and bilateral cooperation were on the menu of exchanges between the two heads of state.
On the Transition, General Umaro Sissoco Embaló was asked to inquire about the progress of the process.
«This stay of HE Umaro Sissoco Embaló in Libreville was an opportunity to inquire about the progress of the Transition process, of which he salutes the inclusive and participatory nature of the populations. The President of Guinea-Bissau has, to this end, expressed the will of the authorities Guinean to support the said process and urges the international and sub-regional communities to support Gabon in this transition», Indicates the press release.
Regarding bilateral cooperation, the two personalities discussed the possibility of strengthening it in several areas.
«The meeting between the two counterparts, which is part of regular consultations between States, focused mainly on strengthening multisectoral cooperation between Libreville and Bissau in various areas such as energy, the timber sector, agriculture, fishing, industry, training», Reports the same source.
Cooperative relations between Gabon and Guinea Bissau are excellent. The visit of the Bissau-Guinean president comes after that made to Bissau on November 15, 2023 by the Gabonese president, on the occasion of the commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the accession to international sovereignty of this friendly country in Gabon.
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