Libreville - The Summit of the Economic Community of the Central African States (ECCAS) Saturday recognised the role of the Angolan president João Lourenço in the prevention and solution to the conflicts in the content.
The recognition was mentioned by the Angolan minister of Foreign Affairs, Téte António, at the end of the ECCAS Summit, held in Libreville, Gabon, with the participation of the Angolan Head of State.
Téte António said that the prevention and resolution to the conflicts in content is fundamental for true regional integration.
According to the Angolan top diplomat, the ECCAS Summit recognised the efforts being made by President João Lourenço in preventing and ensuring peace in conflicts in the continent, in coordination with regional communities.
Standby force
The Summit decided to support the deployment of the Standby Force of the regional brigades, with the organisation of a maritime military maneuver to take place in 2025.
Minister Téte António noted that Angola, Gabon and Congo, countries with more capabilities in terms of the Navy, will be responsible for ensuring that this maritime maneuver achieves the expected results.
According to Téte António, the reforms under way at ECCAS are having the desired impact, adding that the body has once again had a voice among the functional regional economic communities.
He noted that ECCAS is once again an obligatory interlocutor for those who want to deal with Central African issues and is on the right track.
In terms of issues concerning the organisation, he said that the region's defence and conflict prevention mechanisms have seen several advances.
The Summit also recognised the momentum of Angolan diplomacy to support the deployment of the East African force in Sudan, as well as the situation in CAR and the lifting of the arms embargo in that country.
As for the organisation's funding, the minister said that it was decided that the form of contribution will prevail to make the organisation increasingly financially healthy.
The event also reviewed the issue of international candidacies and, at this moment, for the Central region there is the candidacy of Cameroon for president of the General Assembly of the United Nations, which competes with that of South Africa (southern Africa region).
According to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, this matter regarding the support of candidacies will be decided at the level of the African Union (AU).
ECCAS Committee of Wise Men
The Summit approved the composition of the ECCAS Committee of Wise Men, with the inclusion of itinerant ambassador Dombele Mbala Bernardo, representing the Republic of Angola.
Dombele Bernardo was the head of the Angolan diplomatic mission in Gabon from 1982 to 2000.
The former president of CAR Samba Panza and Madame Kalala, from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) are also among the personalities of this Committee, made up of seven members. DC/AL/ADR/NIC
