Africa-Press – Angola. The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Téte António, highlighted, on Sunday, in Oran, Algeria, the importance of implementing the chain of command in the A3 mechanism for the reform of the United Nations Security Council, as far as Africa is concerned.
The terminology A3 refers to African Countries that are Non-Permanent Members of the United Nations Security Council. Its articulation in this format was created in a partnership between the Peace Council of the African Union, in collaboration with the Department of Political Affairs, Peace and Security of the AU, to ensure a better coordination of positions to defend the interests of Africans in the UN CS. .
The head of Angolan diplomacy spoke at the first panel with the theme “Role of the Peace and Security Council of the African Union and the A3 in Promoting the Voice of Africa on issues of peace and security on the UN Security Council Agenda”.
The minister explained to those present about the need to continue to increasingly promote unity and solidarity among the continent’s countries in agreeing on positions that defend Africa’s best interests at the UN and in other international forums.
For Téte António, the A3 mechanism allows, Africa to be the only continent that has a platform for cooperation and collaboration in the continent’s efforts to promote, articulate and defend common positions on issues of Peace and Security, as well as other measures of interest to African countries at the UN.
Those present welcomed the contributions presented and recognized the fact that the Angolan diplomat, at the time representing the African Union at the UN, was one of the pioneers in the creation of the A3 Mechanism, through the “Oran Process”, adopted by the Peace Council and Security, at its 397th Meeting held at the level of Heads of State and Government, in New York, on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly, on September 23, 2013.
The occasion served for Téte António to once again defend the need for an increasingly united Africa in its efforts to obtain the much-desired place as Permanent Member of the United Nations Security Council.
During his intervention, the diplomat also highlighted the importance of the continued involvement of Regional Economic Communities (RECs) and Regional Mechanisms (MRs), which are essential in issues and challenges related to the implementation of the African Peace and Security Architecture (APSA) in strengthening institutions, coordination, information and analysis of African countries.
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