Abu Dhabi — Angola and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) are getting ready to boost bilateral cooperation in the agricultural and migration sectors by signing new agreements.

The new legal instruments are due to be signed in the next few days, according to Angola's ambassador to the UAE, Albino Malungo, who was speaking to the press Saturday in Abu Dhabi.

The ambassador, who was peaking on the sidelines of the meeting of the Council of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), did not give details of the essence of the two documents.

The diplomat stressed the excellent relations between the two countries, whose bilateral trade involves goods and raw materials such as ornamental rocks, diamonds and oil.

Angola and the UAE already cooperate in the oil and gas, mining, trade and investment, energy, defence, transport, agriculture, fishing, banking, telecommunications and finance and tax sectors.

As for the country's participation in the meeting of the IRENA Council, Albino Malungo said that Angola has been an active member of the organisation.

"Angola is a member country of this intergovernmental organisation that advocates energy transition. Angola is an active member", he expressed.

The also permanent representative of Angola to IRENA, said that Angola has been doing its part in the energy transition framework and highlighted the action of the Ministry of Energy and Waters in that process.

The IRENA meeting, which is being held as part of the Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week, is discussing issues such as the world energy transition.

The IRENA Council is made up of 21 member countries elected for a two-year mandate and answers to the Assembly in which the Ministers of each Member State participate.

Angola joined IRENA on the 26th of January 2009.