Praia – Angola’s President of the Republic João Lourenço reaffirmed Monday the Angolan Government’s commitment to implement Local Government in the country.
João Lourenço was speaking at a press conference, on the sidelines of the meeting with his Cabo Verdean counterpart, José Maria Neves.
João Lourenço said that the implementation of Local Power is only dependent on the approval of the legislative package held by the National Assembly.
Meanwhile, the head of State said that there was a need for consensus between the political forces represented in the National Assembly, regarding the approval of Laws and the form of implementation of the Local Government system.
The Head of State, who considers the non-implementation of local authorities in the country to be “an abnormality”, said that Angola could draw from Cabo Verde’s experience in this aspect and in the area of Public Administration.
Asset recovery
As for the process of recovering assets created illegally with public funds, João Lourenço said that they are at the service of the Angolan economy, generating jobs and contributing to the social well-being of Angolans.
On the subject, the President of Cabo Verde, José Maria Neves, expressed his country’s willingness to collaborate with Angola in this process.
José Maria Neves stated that, as a sister country, Cabo Verde is at the side of the Angolan Government in this process, regarding the identification of assets that are in this condition.
João Lourenço’s visit follows the invitation by his Cabo Verdean counterpart, José Maria Neves, as part of the strengthening of friendship and cooperation relations between both countries.
Angola and Cabo Verde have strong ties of cooperation and, among the agreements signed, stress goes to Visa Waiver, as well as others linked to the fields of Education, Defence, Oil, Diplomacy, Transport, Finance and Administration.
The formalisation of political-diplomatic relations between Angola and Cabo Verde took place on August 30, 1977.
Source: Angola Press News Agency