Angolan Head of State João Lourenço encouraged Wednesday in Menongue, eastern Cuando Cubango province, the parties involved in the armed conflict in Sudan to establish a ceasefire, in order to negotiate a definitive peace.
Speaking at the meeting of the military leaders of the Angolan Armed Forces (FAA), João Lourenço defended the end of the war in this country in the Great Lakes region.
Armed clashes in Sudan began on 15 April between the Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF).
In just a few days, the conflict claimed hundreds of lives, thousands of internally displaced people and refugees in neighbouring countries.
On the other hand, the Angolan statesman said that the world is following with great attention and concern the tension on the Korean peninsula, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the deteriorating security situation in the Sahel region, in Africa, in the East of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and in Mozambique.
In his speech, President João Lourenço also expressed concern about the conflict in Ukraine that has persisted for more than a year and risks gaining proportions that threaten, more and more, world peace and security.
According to the Angolan Head of State, everything must be done to avoid the escalation of this armed conflict.
“It is necessary dialogue between Russia and Ukraine, for the establishment of a ceasefire that opens the way for the negotiation of a definitive peace”, he stated.
According to João Lourenço, Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity must be respected, as enshrined in International Law and in the Charter of the United Nations, which everyone is obliged to respect.
As a result of his commitment to peace on the continent, the President of the Republic, João Lourenço, was designated “Champion of the African Union for Peace and Reconciliation in Africa”.
The title is the result of Angola’s efforts with João Lourenço at the head of the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region in the search for peace, dialogue and stability in various countries of the continent.
Source: Angola Press News Agency (APNA)
