Angola President Criticizes Ex-Leader for Flying Foreign Airline
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The Angolan government said it was “surprised and deeply regrets” that former President Jose Eduardo dos Santos chose to fly on a Portuguese airline on Tuesday, instead of the national carrier.
Dos Santos is in Madrid for “routine” medical exams, President Joao Lourenco’s office said in an emailed statement. Officials tried “all channels of dialog to persuade” Dos Santos to use Angola’s state-run carrier, known as TAAG, but the former head “declined.”