Luanda - Angolan President of the Republic João Lourenço asked Friday the families of victims of political conflicts in the country for patience.
Delivering the State of the Nation Speech, at the National Assembly, João Lourenço described the process of exhuming the bones as complex and requires hard work.
He noted that public apology and pardon were crucial for strengthening national reconciliation.
On the 26th of May of this year, the Angolan Head of State asked for public apology and forgiveness, as part of the national reconciliation in memory of the victims of political conflicts in Angola, in the period between 11 November 1975 and 4 April 2002.
According to João Lourenço, given the time that has elapsed, it is to be expected that the remains of all victims will not be located and identified, but "we will do everything so that as many affected families as possible can hold a decent funeral for their loved ones. -dear ones, asking for everyone's understanding for those cases in which it is not possible to achieve this objective".
He said he believes that the move, loaded with emotion and great symbolism, provides "great relief to the families of the victims, but also to the Angolan State which, through the current Executive, decided to break the silence of more than four decades".
This is a moment of joy and, at the same time, the shedding of tears contained for many years, "which bring us the desired relief and make us swear not to allow the country to go back to experiencing such sad events one day", he concluded.
