New Delhi, May 3 -- :Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday held a bilateral meeting with Angolan President Joao Manuel Goncalves Lourenco at Hyderabad House in New Delhi, extending warm congratulations to Angola for assuming the chairmanship of the African Union and highlighting the historic bond between the two nations.

Addressing a joint press conference alongside President Lourenco, Prime Minister Modi said, "India and Angola are celebrating the 40th anniversary of their bilateral ties. However, our relationship goes much further back, to a time when Angola was fighting for its freedom, and India supported it with full faith and friendship."

Congratulating Angola on leading the African Union, the Prime Minister added, "It is a mat...