Luxembourg Deputy Prime Minister Xavier Bettel is leading an economic mission on Monday, November 9, in Abidjan, bringing together companies active in six major sectors, according to programs published by the Luxembourg government and the Belgian-Luxembourg Chamber of Commerce of Côte d’Ivoire.
The meetings focus on construction and infrastructure, manufacturing industry, business consulting, digital technologies, health and medical devices, as well as agriculture and agro-industry. Appointments between Ivorian and Luxembourgish companies are intended to identify projects and partnerships.
The business program announced by the bilateral chamber runs from November 9 to 11 in Abidjan. The Luxembourg Chamber of Commerce, for its part, schedules the entire mission from November 8 to 12, including travel and the delegation’s activities.
Xavier Bettel, also Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, is scheduled to meet with several representatives of the Ivorian government. The Luxembourg statement presents the strengthening of political and economic relations between the two countries as the central objective of the visit.
The visit coincides with the 40th anniversary of the Belgian and Luxembourg Chamber of Commerce in Côte d’Ivoire. The local organization plans targeted exchanges between operators from both countries during the three days dedicated to business meetings.
The mission had been prepared in July during a meeting at the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Côte d’Ivoire. Its president, Touré Faman, had then called for a renewed momentum in trade exchanges between Abidjan and Luxembourg, according to Fraternité Matin.
The diplomatic rapprochement also continued on October 14 with the approval by the Ivorian Council of Ministers of Laure Huberty as ambassador of Luxembourg to Côte d’Ivoire, with residence in Dakar.
