Luanda — A working group to draw up a roadmap that will identify future areas of cooperation between Angola and Algeria was created today (Tuesday), in Luanda, by the Oil ministers of the two countries.

Speaking to the press after a meeting of Angolan and Algerian delegations, headed by the ministers of oil and gas, Angolan Oil minister Jose Botelho de Vasconcelos, said the country plans at that time to boost and deepen relations with Algeria in the field of industry, taking into account that this country is well developed in this branch.

Botelho de Vasconcelos said that after the independence of Angola, Algeria formed several high and senior Angolans in the oil sector.

In addition, the Angolan official said that it is necessary to enjoy the experience of that country, and exemplified that most cadres working in the field are Algerians.

He also said that there is already a protocol of cooperation between training institutes in the area of oil from both countries, focused mainly on the definition of various curricula and courses.

"We have an institution that will now be implemented in the future to train engineers and accordingly will develop and capitalize on the cooperation and the potential that each party has for the future," said the government official.