At the end of the meeting, which lasted about an hour, no statements were made to journalists.

According to the Angolan press agency (Angop), the heads of state discussed strategic, peace and security issues, within the framework of the common interest of both African governments.

The Ethiopian president arrived on Thursday night in Luanda for a brief working visit that will end this Friday, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs reported.

At the Quatro de Fevereiro International Airport, she was received by the host Foreign Minister, Tete Antonio, the governor of the province of Luanda, Ana Paula de Carvalho, the head of the Africa and Middle East Department of MIREX, Miguel Domingos Bembe, and the Angolan ambassador to Ethiopia, Francisco Jose da Cruz.

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