Luanda — The minister for Territorial Administration, Dionísio da Fonseca, is since Sunday making a work visit to Spain with the aim to exchange experience between the countries on issues relating to decentralisation and participatory governance processes.

According to a note from the Ministry of Territorial Administration (MAT) to which ANGOP has had access, the six days visit aims to gather Spain's experience in actions related to the participation of citizens and civil society organisations, as the preferred actor in institutional dialogue and manager of public services at regional and local level,

It also aims to reinforce the contacts and for joint works of the Angolan authorities with several ministries, municipal councils, federations of municipalities, provinces and Spanish research institutes on the themes of the Project to Support Civil Society and Local Administration in Angola (PASCAL).

Dionísio da Fonseca was already received by the minister for Politics and Democratic Memory, Angel Victor Torres, with whom he discussed matters related to the Spanish experience on the process of decentralisation and participatory governance.

During his stay in this European country, Dionísio da Fonseca will also hold meetings with organisations from the Spanish Federation of Municipalities and Provinces (FEMP), Las Rozas City Council and the Spanish Institute of Public Administration.

The delegation of the ministry is made up by some municipal administrators and officials of the Ministry for Territorial Administration (MAT), as well as the advisor to the Minister of State and head of Staff of the President of the Republic, António Direito, and the European Union's project coordinator, Auria Machado.

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