Luanda - Angola defended, this Thursday, in Port Louis, Mauritius, the relaunch of the agricultural sector, the diversification of the economy and the free movement of goods to facilitate trade, transport and new technologies in the Community of the Southern African Development Countries (SADC).
According to the national report on the progress of implementing the decisions of the 53rd Plenary Assembly of the SADC Parliamentary Forum, presented by deputy Pedro Sebastião, member states should focus on the food security situation, as well as the provision of budgetary resources and equitable livelihoods to mitigate poverty and vulnerability.
On Wednesday, during the first day of the 54th Plenary Assembly of the SADC Parliamentary Forum, the Angolan National Assembly Speaker, Carolina Cerqueira, called for increased cooperation among states, to mitigate the impact of climate change and its effects on poor countries.
Carolina Cerqueira stressed, on the occasion, that one cannot forget, in this arduous task, the island countries that face specific issues, such as geographic isolation and its structural consequences, with the direct impact of climate change resulting from tsunamis, earthquakes, floods and other natural calamities.
The Speaker of the Angolan parliament called for reflection on the principle of cooperation between countries in the region, which requires the commitment of all parties concerned to adopt integrated legislative measures that prevent calamities resulting from climate change, mitigate their impact and contribute for the region's recovery and lasting development.
The Southern African Development Community Parliamentary Forum (SADC PF) was established in 1997 in accordance with Article 9 (2) of the SADC Treaty as an autonomous institution of the region.
It is a regional inter-parliamentary body made up of 15 parliaments, representing more than 3500 parliamentarians in the Southern African region.
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