Africa-Press – Angola. The president of the National Assembly, Carolina Cerqueira, held a meeting this Tuesday, in Paris, France, with her French counterpart, Yael Braun-Pivet, with whom she discussed bilateral cooperation in the parliamentary field.
During the meeting, issues relating to the legal status of women, the protection and promotion of their rights, equity, inclusion in political decision-making processes and the promotion of peace were addressed, as well as bilateral cooperation and the strengthening of relations of friendship and solidarity between two parliaments and peoples.
On the occasion, Carolina Cerqueira, who signed the Book of Honor of the Assembly of the French Republic, invited her French counterpart to travel to Angola on an official visit.
The president of the National Assembly is in the French capital to participate, on the sixth and seventh of this month, in the Summit of Presidents of Parliaments from around the world.
The event reserves, for the first day, a conference on inspiring female personalities, the inauguration of an exhibition dedicated to women’s political rights, in the Gallery of Festivities of the National Assembly of France.
The day’s agenda also includes a guided tour of the hemicycle of the French Parliament, which will culminate in a reception in the halls of the Hotel de Lassay.
The second day’s agenda has two round tables on education for equality, the fight against violence against women and health, as well as equality and parity in politics and the affirmation of female role models.
The forum, which celebrates 11 years of existence, is a space for sharing experiences between women leaders from all over the world and analyzing advances and challenges in strengthening equity, participation and opportunities for women globally.
WPL (Women Political Leaders) is a global network of women political leaders at an international level, including the European Parliament, which currently has around nine thousand members.
Based in Reykjavik, Iceland, WPL contributes to increasing the number and influence of women in political leadership roles.
The Angolan parliamentary delegation includes representatives Rosa Branca Albino, from the MPLA Parliamentary Group, Albertina Navita Ngolo Felisberto, from the UNITA Parliamentary Group, and Florbela Malaquias, President of the Humanist Party of Angola.
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