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Angola: Government, Unita Reaffirm Determination to Lead Pacification Process
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Angola Press Agency (Luanda)
25 July 2008
Posted to the web 25 July 2008
Luanda
Angolan Government and main opposition Unita party, Thursday in Luanda, reiterated the need for continued combined efforts towards the pacification of the country, by settling, through dialogue, situations that can disturb the process of national reconciliation.
This position was transmitted to the press by the ruling MPLA information secretary, Norberto dos Santos "Kwata Kanawa", seconded by his Unita colleague, at the end of one more session of the Bilateral Mechanism for Consultation and Political Concert.
The spokesperson for the Government team acknowledged receipt of some concerns raised by the opposition Unita, saying the Government will look into the matter and bring back for discussion at the next meeting of the bilateral organ.
He said that what matters is to note that the parties are committed to settling the problems and keep the reconciliation process going, so Angola continues moving towards reconstruction and development.
According to him, this is a stage in which the citizens and the international community must be transmitted trust, thus imparting credibility to the electoral process and secure peaceful elections in the country.
The politician appealed to the political and social actors to avoid introducing in the process disturbing elements that can temper with the emotions of the citizens and create unrest during the electoral campaign.
"Kwata Kanawa" also spoke of the need for the Bilateral Mechanism to always be ready to resolve the punctual problems, through investigation of the causes and maintain the harmony that is sought for.
The delegations to the meeting were headed by the Public Works minister, Higino Carneiro and Unita's vice president, Ernesto Mulato.
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The organ for consultation was established with the aim of settling down setbacks to the implementation of the Luena Memorandum of Understanding Complementary to the Lusaka Accord that led to peace in Angola in 2002, after decades of an armed conflict.
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