The director of Norad, Tove Strand visited Maputo April 8. - 11. The main purpose of the visit was to follow up the development cooperation between the two countries.
15/04/2005 :: During her visit Strand met with representatives for the National Statistics Institute and also had meetings with relevant stakeholders in the energy sector which is one of the prioritised areas for Norwegian bilateral support to Mozambique.
On Saturday 9 April Tove Strand and a small Norwegian delegation, including the Norwegian ambassador visited the Matalane culture center on the outskirts of Maputo. There they were well recived by the president of the assosiation/center, Malangatana. Some of the Students at the center had a performence of dance and music in hounor of the guests, and there was later a sightseeing of the center and a lunch including speeches.
Marius Rohdin Karlsen