President Droupadi Murmu today met President of Angola João Manuel Gonçalves Lourenço at Rashtrapati Bhavan and hosted a banquet in his honour. In a social media post, the president congratulated Angola on taking over as chair of the African Union. During the meeting, both leaders agreed that this historic state visit, the first from either side in nearly four decades, will open a new chapter in the long-standing ties between India and Angola.