King Salman sent a message to the president of Angola regarding relations between the Kingdom and the African country, Saudi Press Agency reported on Wednesday.
The message for Joao Lourenco was conveyed by Royal Court advisor Ahmed Qattan during a reception at the presidential palace in Luanda.
During the reception, the two reviewed relations between the two countries and discussed ways of enhancing and developing them.
Qattan, who is on a visit to Angola, also conveyed the good wishes of the king and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman for the president and the people of Angola.
Lourenco affirmed Angola’s full support for the Saudi bid to host Expo 2030 in Riyadh. Luanda announced its backing in March 2022.
The president also welcomed the first Saudi-African summit and fifth Arab-African summit being held in the Kingdom this year.
Qattan thanked the president and the Angolan government on behalf of the Saudi government for this support.