Luanda - The members of the Economic and Social Council, who met Friday in a general assembly, pointed to the employability, the fight against poverty and the reduction of regional asymmetries as one of the main topics to be addressed as advisers.
José Octávio Serra-Vandunem, coordinator of the Economic and Social Council (CES) said the members think about cross-cutting themes and the topics linked to the crisis the country is experiencing, without prejudice to give their opinion on questions raised by the President of the Republic.
Speaking to the press, at the end of the meeting that took place behind closed doors, he said that it served to determine the “master key” for the work of the members.
“The work of the Social Council is to advise the President of the Republic, and we will find, in the working groups, cross-cutting proposals and themes that will be discussed and presented”, he said.
Election of assistant coordinators
In this first assembly, out of a set of four scheduled for this year, the members elected three assistant coordinators for the economic, business and social area.
This is the former Minister of Finance, Armando Manuel, elected for the economic area, Wanderley Ribeiro for the business area and professor Maria Helena Miguel for the social area.
The Economic and Social Council is made up of 45 members, represented by various sectors of society.
