Luanda, Nov 8 (PTI) President Droupadi Murmu reached Angola on Saturday in the first-leg of her six-day state visit to the African country followed by neighbouring Botswana.

The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has described the two-nation visit between November 8-13 a part of India's efforts to open up new avenues for collaboration and expanding partnership with the two countries in the African region.

This is the first-ever state visit by an Indian head of state to these countries, as per the MEA.

Murmu was received at the international airport in the Angolan capital of Luanda by the country's Minister of External Relations Tete Antonio apart from other senior officials from both the countries.

During the next three days here, the president will hold high-level engagements, includi

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