The government of Timor-Leste (East Timor) plans to provide Cabo Verde (Cape Verde) land for agriculture, as part of an arrangement that is similar to what it already has with Angola and Paraguay, the Timor-Leste Agriculture Minister said Wednesday cited by Cape Verdean radio.

Minister Mariano Sabino Lopes, who took part in an international agro-business symposium in Cape Verde, held in Praia, noted that it was important to "focus on the food wellbeing" of the populations of the Community of Portuguese-speaking Countries (CPLP).

Noting Cabo Verde's experience in fighting hunger, Lopes said that he hoped Timor-Leste would "know how to learn from the Cape Verdeans," particularly in terms of leadership, which is another of the areas in which the two countries want to boost cooperation. (macauhub)