Luanda - The deputy executive secretary of the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR), Yasir Ibrahim Ali Mohamed, on Thursday recommended member states to adopt synergies to ensure an effective defense and security system.
Speaking at the opening of the regular meeting of the CIRGL heads of state taking place in Luanda, the ICGLR official spoke of the need to work in harmony with all interested and relevant parties for a foolproof security system.
According to the diplomat, the meeting represents a new opportunity to improve the region's security agenda, as well as to help improve the understanding of the countries' situation in all areas and improve the capacity to deal with the situation.
Yasir Ibrahim Ali Mohamed said the ICGLR secretariat remains steadfast in implementing the role of facilitating and coordinating the efforts of the member states.
He hoped that the meeting would continue, as it is a place for sharing information, best practices and expertise in defining and influencing regional peace and security agreements.
For his part, Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations and Development of the Angolan Armed Forces (FAA), General Jaime Vilinga, stressed that the presence of the representatives at the event ennobles the principles that guided the creation of the ICGLR.
It also strengthens the values of the region, bringing together the objectives of regional leaders and the aspirations of their peoples for peace, security, stability, progress and sustainable development.
It reveals the importance of defense and security issues for the region, at a time when significant progress is being made towards peace achievement in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo.
The meeting is being attended by representatives from Uganda, Kenya, the DRC, Burundi, Rwanda, Zambia and Sudan, among others.
The ICGLR was created in the aftermath of the political conflicts that tore the Great Lakes Region apart in 1994 and includes twelve states, namely Angola, Burundi, the Central African Republic, the Republic of Congo, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Sudan, South Sudan, Tanzania and Zambia.MGM/ART/AMP
