Luanda – The head of State João Lourenço received on Thursday the president of Angola’s main opposition UNITA party, Adalberto Costa Júnior, with whom he addressed national policy issues.
At the end of the audience, Adalberto Costa described the meeting as “an indicator” of condition for dialogue between the Government and his party.
“We held a first meeting in the sense that we could also understand the position, vision and perspective of doing the will of Angolan people and their greatest concerns”, he expressed.
While praising the occasion, UNITA leader said that it appears to be common for the institutions to know how to dialogue, regardless of the party they belong, when it comes to the national interest.
According to Adalberto Costa Júnior, the third president in the party’s history, it is always possible, on the basis of national interest, to work together.
In his view, Angola needs more democracy in its institutions. “It is these challenges that, if they are met, we will have a more democratic country”, he expressed.
Thursday’s meeting was the first, in private, between President João Lourenço and the leader of UNITA, after the August 24 general elections.
Source: Angola Press News Agency