Angolan army maintains cooperation strategy in peacekeeping missions
Maputo, ANGOLA, November 20 - The director of the Angolan Defense Institute, José de Lima, has said recently in Maputo, capital of Mozambique, that the Angolan Armed Forces (FAA) should continue with the strategy of cooperation with foreign countries, within the framework of foreign policy of the Angolan State.,
According to the official, the strategy is part of Angola's participation in peacekeeping and support missions under the aegis of the United Nations, the African Union, SADC, CEEAC and the Portuguese Speaking Countries (CPLP) .
He explained that the issues of defense of territorial integrity and national sovereignty cannot today be analyzed only on the basis of the traditional threats and risks, which stand out from the conventional missions of the Armed Forces, but also from the more complex ones given their size and consequences.
The director of the Defense Institute of Angola was speaking during a lecture on the "Policy and National Strategy for Defense and Security of Member States of the CPLP with Angola as the example" held at the Higher Institute of International Relations of Mozambique.
Luís Diogo de Carvalho, also an Angolan in the role of director of the Center for Strategic Analysis of the Community of Portuguese Speaking Countries (CAE-CPLP), emphasized that Defense and International Security, in particular that of the Member States of the CPLP, stand out as one of the most serious global challenges that cannot be circumvented.
The event was organized by the Center for Strategic Analysis of the Community of Portuguese Speaking Countries (CAE / CPLP) with the aim to gather Angola's experience regarding the National Strategy for Defense and Security, for multilateral cooperation among CPLP Member States in search of joint solutions in this area.
The conference was attended by the Angolan ambassador to Mozambique, Brito Sozinho, representatives of the Assembly of the Republic of Mozambique, representatives of the Defense and Security Forces and civilian and military academic institutions and Mozambican civil society.
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