Luanda - The Angolan ambassador to Cuba, Cândida Teixeira, highlighted on Saturday, in Havana, the persistent instability in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the situation in the Cabo Delgado region, in Mozambique, and the lifting of sanctions imposed on Zimbabwe, as the main points on Angola's agenda in the rotating presidency of the Southern African Development Community (SADC), which began last August.
According to a press release addressed to ANGOP, the diplomat made these statements during a meeting with counterparts from that region, accredited and residing in the Cuban capital, which served to assume the "pro-tempore" presidency of the SADC countries in Cuba.
At the meeting, the heads of SADC diplomatic missions observed a minute of silence for the physical passing of the President of Namibia, Hage Geingob, which took place on 4 February, and were informed about the main challenges to be undertaken by the Angolan Executive within the framework of its Presidency.
Cândida Teixeira informed her counterparts about the main points discussed at the last Extraordinary Summit of SADC Heads of State and Government, held in virtual format on February 2nd, where the cholera situation in the region was mainly addressed.
As an action plan for this year, SADC ambassadors in Havana agreed on positions on the participation of the SADC Group in the main events that the organization will celebrate this year, with emphasis on Southern African Liberation Day, an important milestone in history of the region and which highlights the battle of Cuito Cuanavale and the gains resulting from that historic event.
In addition to Angola, the organization includes South Africa, Angola, Botswana, Leshoto, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Democratic Republic of Congo, Seychelles, Eswatini, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe. VIC/CF/DOJ
