Luanda – Angolan president João Lourenço attended Wednesday the virtual meeting of the African Union (AU) Bureau of Assembly, the President’s Press Office said in a statement.
The meeting, under the guidance of the Acting AU chairperson, the Senegalese Head of State, Macky Sall, analysed the common positions in relation to the meeting on Environment “COP 27” and the United States-Africa Summit.
The COP 27 takes place from November 6 to 18 in Sharm El-Sheikh (Egypt), while the United States-Africa takes place in Washington DC from December 13 to 15.
Members of the Bureau of the Assembly of the African Union discussed the positions they should take towards some issues, including about Africa’s vision in relation to the future of the planet and the model of cooperation between the continent and the United States of America, the statement said.
The statement adds that the meeting also served to discuss the theme on “Security in the Democratic Republic of Congo”.
President Lourenço provided information on the steps related to the tension on the eastern border of the DRC and the next steps to be taken.
The Acting Chairperson of the African Union, Macky Sall, in his turn, encouraged the Angolan Head of State to continue the mediation efforts so that peace and stability reign again in the relations between the Democratic Republic of Congo and the neighboring Rwanda.
Source: Angola Press News Agency
