Talatona – Angola’s former minister of Foreign Affairs Venâncio de Moura was a diplomat who stood out for his profile as a good negotiator and for perseverance in dealing with the missions entrusted to him.
The recognition was voiced by the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Esmeralda Mendonça, who said that Venâncio de Moura’s legacy was not restricted to the activities of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MIREX).
The official said the patriotic sense of the former minister contributed substantially to the affirmation of the country in the concert of nations, and is still a reference in different dimensions of the country’s decision-making process.
Speaking at the opening of the third edition of the celebration of the Patron’s Day of the Diplomatic Academy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs “Venâncio de Moura”, held Friday in Luanda, Mendonça said that the date is celebrated with joy on the reference to the life and deeds of a man whose name was attributed, on his own merit, to the MIREX academic wing.
The official described the former Foreign minister as one of the men of high caliber who never die, as the deeds and examples live in the memory, not only of the national staff but also in the memory of several foreign individuals who interacted with them on diplomacy’s context of the Republic of Angola.
Venâncio de Moura was Minister of Foreign Affairs between 1992 and 1999 (the year of his death).
He was one of the signatories of the Lusaka Protocol, by the Angolan government, in November 1994.
He dedicated 23 years to diplomacy, one as ambassador to Italy and 22 as deputy and minister of foreign affairs.
Today, the Diplomatic Academy has as its patron the minister Venâncio da Silva Moura, whose tribute is paid on February 25, the day of his birth.
During the opening ceremony of the celebrations, a monument was inaugurated in Minister Venâncio de Moura’s honuor, patron of the MIREX Diplomatic Academy. KAM.MAG
Source: Angola Press News Agency