Africa-Press – Angola. The participants of the IX Extended Consultative Council of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Mirex) highlighted, this Thursday, in Luanda, the recent achievements of Angola in the international arena, in particular the progress achieved in the process of pacification of States and regions in Africa.
In their final communiqué, they also highlighted the opening of new political, technical and economic cooperation routes in Asia, as well as the consolidation and expansion of bilateral ties with countries in the American and European continents.
They also emphasized Angola’s contribution to the process of regional integration and promotion of free trade, as ways for the economic development of African countries, of which the construction of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) is a corollary.
On the other hand, the participants considered important the diplomatic achievements, the performance of Angola in the presidency of the Community of Portuguese Speaking Countries and the initiatives for the consolidation of its economic pillar, the leadership of the International Conference of the Region of the Great Lakes (CIRGL) and assuming the presidency of the Organization of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OEACP).
Regarding international politics, they considered that geopolitical disputes in Europe and Asia have a negative impact on the structure of international relations, mainly on the international security system, on trade and on the world economy.
They recommended, therefore, the due adjustments in Angolan foreign policy and diplomacy in the face of possible changes in the world order, without losing sight of the defense of the national interest.
In another domain, the Council urged the placing of economic issues, promotion of trade relations, direct investment and technology transfer at the center of its work, as well as the permanent training of diplomats.
He called for a commitment to public diplomacy and the continued strengthening of institutional cooperation, having defended, on the other hand, the expansion of Angola’s diplomatic presence in regions of strategic interest, whenever the country’s resources allow.
In the field of multilateral diplomacy, he defended Angola’s continued engagement and commitment with the intergovernmental organizations of which it is a member, as this corresponds to its strategic interests.
He defended the need for the inclusion of national staff in the international civil service, especially in organizations where Angola is underrepresented, and urged the elaboration, under the leadership of MIREX, of a “national strategy for the insertion of Angolan staff in international organisations”
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Still on the subject of the diaspora, the Council highlighted its contribution to the political, economic, social and cultural life of the country and the need to guarantee its legal protection in the host countries, having recommended a statistical survey of Angolan communities abroad, identification of the
status social, migratory, work and family situation.
The meeting, which took place under the motto “MIREX and Diplomatic Action in the Current International Context:
Challenges and Perspectives”, addressed, among others, political-diplomatic, strategic, administrative, financial, patrimonial and juridical-legal issues and took decisions on the main
issues relating to diplomatic activity in the geographical areas covered by the Angolan Embassies.
He also addressed the organization and functioning of the structures of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, including staff policy, enhancement of the diplomatic career and social support; and about Angolan communities abroad.
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