Sao Tomé & Principe seeks ties

Sao Tomé & Principe is planning to establish a privileged relationship with Mauritius and reinforce further the cooperation, given the similarities shared between the countries as island states.. The Prime Minister and Chief of Government of Sao Tomé & Principe, Mr Patrice Emery Trovoada paid a visit to the Prime Minister Sir Anerood Jugnauth last Friday. Mr Patrice Emery Trovoada expressed interest to collaborate with Mauritius in various economic spheres namely: tourism, financial services, trade and commerce as well as on issues with regards to the environment, among others. He reiterated the common vision of both countries in terms of encouraging Mauritian investors to invest in Sao Tomé & Principe and vice- versa through the signing of an Investment Promotion and Protection Agreement which he said will boost further trade and investments. A technical delegation will visit Mauritius before the end of this year to accelerate the legal framework and procedures. Sao Tomé is a Portuguese-speaking island nation in the Gulf of Guinea, off the western equatorial coast of Central Africa. It consists of two archipelagos around the two main islands: São Tomé and Príncipe. With a population of 192,993 only, São Tomé and Príncipe is the second-smallest African country after Seychelles.