Luanda – President João Lourenço is to deliver the State of the Nation Address on Tuesday at the opening of the parliamentary year.
On Thursday, the Standing Committee of the National Assembly (AN) approved during a meeting led by the AN Speaker Carolina Cerqueira, the program for the Solemn Plenary Session to open the 3rd Legislative Year of the 5th Legislature.
In his speech on the State of the Nation, the President of the Republic presents the stage of development of society and takes place at a time when the country is still committed to attract foreign private investment to diversify the economy.
Speaking on Wednesday at the opening of the 3rd extraordinary meeting of the MPLA Central Committee, João Lourenço gave a glimpse of what the communication might be like, underlining that the government remains committed to create a good business environment, promote the private sector of the economy and attract foreign private investment.
The president said that he is committed to the country’s economy diversification, increase supply of goods and locally produced products, go up exports, create as many jobs as possible and to invest more in social sector, education, health, vocational training, water and energy supply and social housing projects.
“In a few days' time, we'll be talking more about these issues and others of national interest in our State of the Nation address to the members of the National Assembly and to the entire nation,” the statesman said at the time.
The National Assembly is the Parliament of the Republic of Angola, representative of all Angolans, which expresses the sovereign will of the people and exercises the legislative power of the state.
It is made up of 220 Members of Parliament elected by universal, free, equal, direct, secret and periodic elections under the terms of the Constitution and the law, for a five-year term.
The Constitution, the Rules of Procedure and the Members' Statute define the powers, organization and operating rules of the National Assembly, the rights and duties of its members, and guarantee the separation of powers and interdependence with other sovereign bodies.
Each Legislature comprises five Legislative Sessions or parliamentary years, each one beginning on October 15 and lasting one year, without prejudice to the breaks provided by law.MGM/ART/AMP
