29 November 2007
Luanda — A meeting of assessment of the demining operations, under the concerned national programme, is taking place Thursday in Angola's central Benguela province, with the participation of several parties involved in the process.
This was said Thursday in Luanda by Angolan Social Welfare minister, João Baptista Kussumua.
He was speaking to Angop at the airport before leaving for Benguela, at the head of a delegation that includes the minister of Energy and Waters and the deputy ministers of Public Works, Armindo Copingo and Transports, Hélder Preza.
According to him, in addition to analysing the situation of 2007, the meeting will also update some information requiring reorganisation in terms of hierarchy of tasks.
"We will also re-examine the positions of the demining operations on the Benguela railroad, for its fundamental role in the national economy and deal with aspects associated with this strong railroad, in the ambit of its rehabilitation and repair", said the minister.
The official who would not add details, said the demining process in the country has been going in a positive way, which has been facilitating the rehabilitation of various infrastructures, permitting the free flow of people, goods and revitalisation of agriculture.
According to Baptista Kussumua, being a joint task, the Benguela meeting will be attended by three State operators involved in demining. They are the National Reconstruction Office, Angolan Armed Forces and the National Demining Institute. He said the National Intersectoral Commission for Demining and Humanitarian Assistance will also be involved, tasked with the control of quality, for a joint assessment of the work and outlining of demining actions for 2008.
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