Luanda – Angola defended, this Saturday, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, the holding of an extraordinary summit of the African Union (AU) on terrorism, proposed by the Commission of the continental organization, to analyze the impact of this phenomenon in Africa.
Angola’s standing was presented during the 35th Ordinary Session of the AU Assembly of Heads of State and Government, by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Téte António, on behalf of the President of the Republic, João Lourenço.
In his speech, the head of Angolan diplomacy said that the AU extraordinary summit on terrorism would also serve to outline strategies leading to a comprehensive plan of action.
Before several Heads of State and Government of African countries, Téte António stressed that Angola supports the suggestion of the AU Commission to hold a summit on terrorism in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, next May.
According to the Angolan minister, in the event of happening in May, the extraordinary summit would take place after the AU Humanitarian Summit and the Donors Conference, which would allow the organization of the two events, which he considered strategic, in the first half of 2022.
On the occasion, Minister Téte António suggested that the theme of the referred initiative be extended to “Extraordinary Summit on Terrorism and Unconstitutional Regime Changes in Africa”.
The intention is to make the event an opportunity to discuss a common and firm position against these two scourges that threaten peace, stability and undermine diversity as well as political inclusion on the continent, he noted.
Angola expressed concern and condemned the growing number of unconstitutional regime changes in Africa using military force and demanded stronger measures from the international community to discourage such actions and hold the perpetrators accountable
Source: Angola Press News Agency