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Angola: Peace Benefit for Country's Development Highlighted
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Angola Press Agency (Luanda)
8 May 2008
Posted to the web 8 May 2008
Luanda
National Authorising Officers from the African Portuguese Speaking Countries Community (PALOP), East Timor and representatives of the European Community on Wednesday here manifested their satisfaction at the Angolan government's efforts towards the development of the country, in six years of peace, ANGOP has learnt.
This was expressed by Mozambique's authorising officer, Henrique Banze, while speaking to the press after an audience with the Angolan Prime Minister, Fernando da Piedade Dias dos Santos.
Henrique Banze, also Mozambique's deputy Foreign Affairs minister, said "it was a courtesy and friendly meeting between brother countries, during which we congratulated and thanked the Premier, the Angolan people and government for the work done throughout the six years of peace".
The PALOP authorising officers also discussed with the Angolan Premier about the boosting of bilateral and multilateral co-operation, as well as the challenges that will face the member countries, mainly Angola, a country that is to hold legislative elections in September.
In the ambit of the national authorising officers, he said, member countries have been working to boost co-operation in the areas of justice and economy, due to the benefits of peace and stability.
The team that was received in audience by the Angolan Premier also comprised the authorising officers of Angola, Ana Dias Lourenço, Guinea Bissau and East Timor.
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The meeting is part of the programme of the VIth Conference of the African Portuguese Speaking Countries Community (PALOP)'s Authorising Officers, held in Luanda on May 04-06.
The conference of national authorising officers analysed the accomplishment of the decisions and recommendations from the meeting held in 2007, in Lisbon (Portugal), the programming of the co-operation within the framework of the 10th European Development Fund (EDF) for the 2008/2013 period, and the evaluation of the situation of projects underway within the framework of the 9th EDF.
Created in 1958 with the purpose of implementing the dispositions of the Rome Treaty, the EDF is funded by the member countries and is meant for a financial assistance to the Africa Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries with which the European Union has relations within the framework of the Lome Convention.
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