Brazzaville - The President of the Republic, João Lourenço, will hold on Saturday, in Brazzaville, Republic of Congo, a working visit of a few hours, during which he will meet with his counterpart Dennis Sassou Nguesso.
The Angolan President's visit to Congo comes after chairing, on the same day, the work of the Extraordinary Summit of the African Union (AU) dedicated to agriculture on the continent.
Speaking at the closing session of the event, João Lourenço expressed hope that the spirit of unity of Mozambicans will prevail in resolving the post-electoral crisis affecting the country.
He said that Mozambique, a country that is facing an armed conflict that has not yet been definitively stabilized, in the Cabo Delgado region, is facing a new challenge to democracy.
He pointed out that, as a result of this post-election crisis, in two hundred Mozambicans alone lost their lives, in addition to the destruction of important economic and social infrastructures.
Also, during his speech, he expressed his concern about the war that the people of Sudan are facing, its great consequences for the life and security of citizens, as well as for the economy of this nation and neighboring countries, due to the high number of refugees they receive.
In this context, it called on the parties to the conflict to take seriously the need to resolve the conflict through dialogue.
Also, with regard to the security situation on the African continent, the Head of State stressed that the conflict between the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Rwanda should come to an end soon, 'if we take into account the great advances achieved in recent months in the meetings of the Luanda Process, at ministerial level'.
However, he argued that 'a summit at the highest level will certainly help to unblock the impasse to avoid the setback of the process and ensure that the understandings and gains already achieved are not wasted. MR/SC/DOJ
