Luanda - The chairperson of the Forum of Parliaments of the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (FP-ICGLR), Jemma Nunu Kumba, on Monday highlighted the capacity of resilience of the Angolan people for the achievement of definitive peace in the country
Jemma Nunu Kumba, who is also the parliament speaker of South Sudan, emphasized the need for this youngest nation in the world to be able to count on the experience of Angola, to strengthen the peace agreement in force in that country.
The leader of the Forum of Parliaments of the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (FP-ICGLR), who is in Angola on a five-day working visit spoke during a meeting with a delegation of the Angolan parliament, led by its speaker Carolina Cerqueira.
She expressed satisfaction at seeing that Angola, which faced conflict for many years, is now stable.
'We are here to learn as a parliament and as a government, what we can do to strengthen the peace agreement that we are implementing in South Sudan', she pointed out.
According to Jemma Nunu Kumba, the people of Angola decided to work together to resolve their political differences and accelerate the development of their country, for whom this is an important aspect that South Sudan should learn.
She said it was necessary to gather experience from a country like Angola that emerged from the war and is stable, 'to build a nation and provide good services and well-being for our people'.
On the occasion, she congratulated Carolina Cerqueira for being the first woman to lead the Angolan Parliament.
On her turn, the president of the National Assembly, Carolina Cerqueira, who was accompanied by representatives of political parties with parliamentary seats (MPLA, UNITA, PRS/FNLA and PHA) and by the chairperson of the group of women parliamentarians, highlighted the fact that, in that legislature there will be a considerable gender balance and expressive representation of youth in the hemicycle.
Of the universe of 220 Members of Parliament (MP), 83 are women, representing 38.6 percent and the average age of young MP is around 25 to 40 years old.
South Sudan, located in Northeast Africa, gained its independence on July 9, 2011 from Sudan, after holding a referendum, constituting the youngest nation in the world.
After gaining Independence, the country plunged into a new five-year war conflict and, in 2018, an agreement was signed to form a transitional government of national unity, valid for three years, but which was extended for another two years.
The national transitional unity government will implement the roadmap until general elections are held.
