Luanda - Ministers in charge of Human Rights in Angola Marcy Lopes and Brazil Sílvio Almeida reaffirmed Thursday in Luanda the two countries’ interest in strengthening cooperation in the protection of people's rights.
Speaking to the press after a closed-door meeting, the Angolan Minister of Justice and Human Rights said that he intends to extend cooperation in the areas of science, culture and education with Angolan universities.
Marcy Lopes said that the spirit is to create a policy of greater dissemination of human rights and citizenship, as well as the interaction of the curricula of Angolan and Brazilian universities.
The member of the Angolan Executive noted that the two countries have had an agreement on extradition since 2005, and that they are in the process of signing international judicial cooperation agreements on matters of public security.
Minister Marcy Lopes believes that President Lula da Silva's visit to Angola could give greater impetus to the two processes, to be concluded, in the shortest possible time.
Marcy Lopes added that Angolan prisoners in Brazil have deserved the attention of the Brazilian authorities and the monitoring of the Angolan Ministry of Foreign Relations, via diplomatic missions and consultants.
The Minister of Human Rights and Citizenship of Brazil, Sílvio Almeida, said that it was an initial conversation to pave the way for a broader and more natural relationship between the two States, as part of Human Rights.
Sílvio Almeida considered it essential to establish partnerships for the protection of people with disabilities and the street.
The Minister of Human Rights and Citizenship of Brazil has been in Luanda to join the delegation of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. JFS/AL/NIC
