Africa-Press – Angola. The ceasefire, the approval of the General Amnesty Law, the incorporation and inclusion of the former UNITA military forces into the Angolan Armed Forces (FAA) are, among others, decisions that cemented peace in Angola, the ambassador said Angolan in the United Kingdom, Geraldo Sachipengo Nunda.
According to the diplomat, the process of social reintegration of demobilized people also contributed to cementing peace.
The ambassador was speaking in a webinar for the Angolan community in the United Kingdom and in other regions of the world, about the 22 years of peace in Angola, marked on April 4th, says a note sent, in Luanda.
Geraldo Sachipengo Nunda explained that the decisions were part of the Luena Memorandum of Understanding, negotiated and initialed between the military leaders of the FAA and the military forces of UNITA, openly, in 2002.
According to the retired Army general, who also spoke as one of the entities that participated in the Luena Memorandum, “there is never a good war and there is never a bad peace”.
The ambassador sent the youth the study of the history of Angola and an in-depth analysis of society as a whole on the importance of the decisions taken by Angolan military and politicians for achieving peace.
During his speech, Geraldo Sachipengo Nunda also explored the causes of the return of armed conflict after the 1992 elections, the actions of the United Nations Observation Mission in Angola (UNAVEM) until definitive peace was achieved, with the signing of the agreement of April 4, 2002, in Luanda.
The diplomat spoke about “the decisions that shaped the history of our country in the context of national security”.
Speaking about “22 years of peace – redefining our view of Angolan reality”, political science specialist and historian Fátima Moniz, one of the speakers at the webinar, appealed to young people to “calm down and not be in a hurry”.
“We are all called to take care of what is ours, to make sure that children smile, that they can go to school, that there is tranquility, well-being, public health, education for all and decent wages,” he argued at the event that was attended by more of one hundred internet users.
Fátima Moniz emphasized that not everything depends on the government, which is why everyone’s participation is necessary to consolidate and preserve the gains of peace and the country’s development.
The participants, mostly young people, interacted with questions about the country’s challenges in the face of peace, reconciliation and the creation of opportunities, respecting the achievements of many sons of the country in the past, consolidating peace and combating regional asymmetries.
The webinar, which featured videos showing the steps that marked the signing of the peace agreement in 2002, ended with a final statement by the Consul-General of Angola in London, Luzia Dias dos Santos.
In her speech, the diplomat asked all participants to “unite their hearts and reflect on their commitment to peace, remembering the lessons learned in the past and working for justice in favor of future generations”.
The webinar was organized by the Embassy of Angola in the United Kingdom of Great Britain, Northern Ireland and Ireland, as part of the celebrations of the day of peace and national reconciliation.
The celebrations opened on April 1st and will take place throughout the national territory and in the diaspora, until the 25th of this month.
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