Harare - The President of the Republic, João Lourenço, will participate in the summit of the Troika of the SADC Organ for Political, Defence and Security Cooperation, which opened early Friday afternoon in Harare.
The meeting of the Body's Troika marks the end of activities leading up to the 44th ordinary summit of the Southern African Development Community (SADC), scheduled for this Saturday, August 17.
The Angolan Head of State arrived at the venue of the event, at the premises of the new Zimbabwean Parliament building, a few hours after landing, at Robert Mugabe International Airport, in Harare, accompanied by the First Lady of the Republic, Ana Dias Lourenço.
This afternoon's meeting started with the singing of the anthems of Zimbabwe, SADC and the African Union (AU), under the virtual presidency of the Head of State of Zambia, Hakainde Hichilema.
As a guest, his counterpart from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Félix Tshisekedi, a country that, like Angola and Zimbabwe, is part of the Summit Troika, also known as the SADC Troika, also participates.
This body, currently chaired by Zambia, also includes Tanzania and Namibia, forming, together with it, the so-called SADC Double Troika.
Among some of the key issues, the 44th SADC Summit will consider the report of the Chairperson of the Organ on Cooperation in the Areas of Politics, Defence and Security and review progress in implementing the priorities of the SADC Regional Indicative Strategic Development Plan (RISDP) 2020-2030.
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The SADC Summit is responsible for the overall policy guiding and scrutiny of the Community's activities, which ultimately makes it the institution responsible for setting the Organisation's policies.
The SADC Ordinary Summit is held every year and is attended by the Heads of State and Government of the Member States. IZ/ART/DOJ
