Luanda - The Prime Minister of Mauritius Pravind Kumar Jugnauth praised Wednesday, in Port Louis, the reconciling role of the Angolan president João Lourenço, within the framework of stability and pacification in the Community of Southern African Countries (SADC).
As Champion for Reconciliation and Peace in Africa, the Angolan Head of State has been engaged in actions for the pacification of the continent, especially within the scope of the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR) and other areas.
Speaking at a meeting with the heads of delegation of the countries present at the 54th Plenary Assembly of the SADC Parliamentary Forum, the Mauritius Prime took the opportunity to ask the National Assembly Speaker, Carolina Cerqueira, to advocate in favor of increasing cooperation between Angola and the Mauritius Island.
The official stated that his country is ready to guarantee higher education for young Angolans in technical and local administration areas, among others linked to the diversification of the economy.
Pravind Jugnauth highlighted that resilience and improvement of services and good practices are the main basis to face natural disasters, catastrophes and disasters caused by climate change, whose experiences can be shared in the future between the two countries.
The official underscored that a study of prevention of risk situations, mitigation strategies, evacuation of land erosion, waste transformation strategy and environmental crisis are experiences that developing oceanic country has that can be useful to countries like Angola, with a vast coastline sea and a varied ecosystem, with mitigating measures to reduce greenhouse effects to particularly promote agriculture.
The Angolan parliament Speaker on her turn, said that at parliamentary level, relevant legislation is being approved to protect the environment, mitigate and adapt to risk situations.
Carolina Cerqueira said the population has played a participatory role in defending the environment and environmental education, with the country's associative movement in environmental defense growing.
The Southern African Development Community Parliamentary Forum (SADC PF) was established in 1997 in accordance with Article 9 (2) of the SADC Treaty as an autonomous institution of the region.
It is a regional inter-parliamentary body made up of 15 parliaments representing more than 3500 parliamentarians in the Southern African region. VM/CF/AMP
