Luanda - The ambassadors of the Southern African Development Community (SADC)’s member countries accredited to France, on Wednesday in Paris City analysed the challenges of Angolan leadership with regard to the regional organisation.
This was made public in a note from the Embassy of Angola in France to which ANGOP had access.
During the meeting, they shared ideas regarding the priorities of Angola's mandate with its peers in the region.
Among these objectives were the commitment to industrial development, regional security, the consolidation of democracy and food self-sufficiency, as pillars of the Angolan mandate.
The SADC ambassadors also discussed issues such as security in northern Mozambique and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), among other issues in the sub-region, as well as a highlight to the importance of regional cooperation and emphasised the need to make the European Union authorities in France aware of the crucial issues facing the southern African region.
The event aims to promote greater integration and dialogue between member states in order to find joint solutions to common challenges.
In the end, the ambassadors expressed their support for Angolan diplomat Guilhermina Prata's proposal to hold regular meetings to analyse multilateral issues and strengthen cooperation between the SADC.
At the event, participants also analysed the anniversary of the Liberation of Southern Africa, 23 March, as the Angolan ambassador presented a proposal for a joint celebration of the date, highlighting its historical and cultural importance.
Guilhermina Prata considered the meeting as a significant stage for the promotion of the unity and cooperation between the SADC states and the demonstration of the continued commitment to the development and stability of the sub-region.
The meeting was attended by representatives from 9 of the 13 countries in the region accredited in France, namely Mustaq Moorad (South Africa), Olivier Rajohnson (Botswana), Vijanen Valaydon (Madagascar), Judith Milena (Zambia), Alberto Augusto, (Mozambique), Georges Tirant (Seychelles), Abigail Shoniwa (Zimbabwe), as well as the Chargé d'Affaires of the Republic of Namibia, Edna Stanley.
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