Africa-Press – Angola. Angola’s active role and the commitment of the President of the Republic, João Lourenço, to important causes such as peace, security, and economic development on the African continent were recently praised in Madrid, Spain, during the Socialist International (SI) conference.
The SI presidium, led by the general secretary of the Spanish Socialist Workers’ Party (PSOE), Pedro Sanchez, was attended by the secretary of the MPLA Political Bureau for International Relations, Manuel Augusto, who is also one of the SI vice-presidents for Africa, according to a note.
Quoted in the document, Pedro Sanchez, who is also the head of the Spanish government, informed the SI presidium about his recent meeting with President João Lourenço, with whom he discussed, among other topics, the increasingly important role of the African Union (AU) in discussing global affairs.
Participants expressed their deep concern over the ongoing armed conflict in Sudan and the impasse in peace talks in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, emphasizing that the foundations of the “Luanda Process,” led by the Angolan head of state, should be taken into account for current initiatives.
During the conference, topics such as the current political and international situation were discussed, as well as the joint efforts and aligned strategies of progressive forces to contain the spiraling growth of the far right worldwide.
The socialists positively noted the prospects for peace in the Middle East, opened by the ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas over the Gaza Strip, and expressed hope that this could be the beginning of a new cycle that will culminate in the existence of two states. The Socialist International was founded on June 3, 1951 (74 years ago), with members comprising more than 160 political parties from five continents. Its official headquarters are in London, England.
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