The Kingdom establishes diplomatic relations with Angola

New York, March 26, SPA -- The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has
established diplomatic relations with the Republic of Angola in line
with an agreement signed at the venue of the Kingdom’s mission at the
United Nations.
The Kingdom’s permanent representative at the UN ambassador Khalid
al-Nafeesi and his Angolan counterpart Ismail Jasbar Martens signed
the documents of establishing the diplomatic relations between the
two countries on Tuesday.
It is worth mentioning that Angola which was earlier a Portuguese
colony obtained its independence in 1975.
It is the third largest oil producing country in Africa after Nigeria
and Libya.
Angola joined OPEC in 2007.
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