Luanda - Angola is against the appetite of some neighbouring states to invade and occupy parts of Syrian territory, which despite the latest events, should continue to be considered a sovereign state, MPLA president João Lourenço said on Monday in Luanda.
The party leader was speaking at the opening of the 8th Extraordinary Congress of the MPLA which, until Tuesday, will discuss the adjustments to the party's statute and the thesis on the 50 years of National Independence, to be marked on November 11 next year.
According to the President of the Republic, without naming any state, the uncertainty reigning in Syria with the recent change of power is dangerously fueling the appetite of some countries in the region to covet parts of Syria.
World peace and security, he said, are increasingly threatened by wars, terrorism and unconstitutional changes proliferating in Africa, Europe and the Middle East.
For this reason, he defended the need to end the war against Ukraine and the occupation and annexation of its territories, stressing that efforts must be made to achieve 'peace by negotiated means, as all wars in the world end'.
'We call once again for the need for the release of the Israeli hostages and an end to the genocide against the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip and the settlements in the West Bank,' he continued.
João Lourenço stressed that the Palestinian people have the inalienable right to live in peace in their own land, and any attempt to expel their citizens to neighbouring countries should be discouraged.
He called for tangible steps to be taken towards the implementation of the United Nations Security Council resolutions on the creation of the Sovereign State of Palestine.
Great Lakes
The statesman announced that the situation in Sudan will be at the top of Angola's agenda as soon as he assumes the Presidency of the African Union in February 2025.
On the other hand, João Lourenço said that Angola is working hard to end the conflict in the Great Lakes, which opposes the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to Rwanda and destabilizes the entire region rich in mineral resources.
On Mozambique, he called on government authorities, political parties and civil society to work to find the best solutions to overcome the post-election crisis, otherwise it will affect peace and security, the physical integrity of citizens and the Mozambican economy and neighboring countries.
'This alarming situation that the world is experiencing increasingly justifies the urgent need for reforms of the United Nations system, particularly of its Security Council, which no longer reflects the current reality, hence its ineffectiveness in the face of worsening conflicts, which can lead to a confrontation with unpredictable consequences for universal peace and security', he said. VIC/DOJ
