Africa-Press – Angola. The former ambassador of Angola to the United Nations, Ismael Martins, said he hopes for an Angolan presidency, in the Southern African Development Community (SADC), dynamic and participatory, focused on peace and economic development in the region.
Ismael Martis was reacting to the holding in Luanda, on the 17th of this month, of the 43rd summit of SADC Heads of State and Government, in which Angola will assume the rotating presidency of the region, for two years.
For the retired ambassador, it is good that the countries of the region look to Angola as a fundamental partner (…) to solve the problems of peace and security and, above all, those linked to the economy.
He considered it essential that during Angola’s mandate the region becomes a base for the production of goods for the rest of the continent and the world.
For Ismael Martis, Angola is “a very important country in the region” and which must focus on decisive issues in order to grow and assert itself, as well as gather the necessary resources to solve many problems common to SADC Member States.
He advised strengthening relations with countries such as South Africa, Botswana, Zambia and the Democratic Republic of
Congo.
The organization includes Angola, Botswana, Comoros, Democratic Republic of Congo, Eswatini, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Seychelles, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
Angola assumes the rotating presidency of SADC this month, for a period of one year, after having already done so in 2012.
The Acting President of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) is the President of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Félix Tshisekedi.
SADC is an inter-governmental organization created in 1992 and dedicated to socio-economic cooperation and integration, as well as cooperation in matters of politics and security.
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