Vice-President Expected in Ndjamena Tuesday

14 June 2011

Ndjamena — The vice president of the Republic of Angola, Fernando da Piedade Dias dos Santos, is expected in Ndjamena, Chad, to attend on Tuesday the Summit of Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS), ANGOP has learnt.

According to a press note released by the Office of the Vice President of the Republic, Fernando da Piedade will represent the Head of State, José Eduardo dos Santos.

The summit was preceded by the Council of Ministers of ECCAS member countries, in which Angola attended the event with a delegation led by Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Manuel Augusto.

The Angolan delegation was also integrated by the Secretary of State for Treasury, Manuel Neto Costa, director for Africa and Middle East of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Joaquim do Espírito Santo, among other senior employees of the Angolan state.

During the meeting, the participants discussed the working programme of the event, the report on the situation in Central African Republic (CAR), the final communiqué project and the working programme.

The ministers also analysed the information related to the activities performed after the February 2011 Council of Ministers.

Initially scheduled for February 2011, the 15th summit of the Heads of State and Government of ECCAS member countries was postponed for technical grounds.

ECCAS was created in Libreville, Gabon in December 1981 and aims to promote cooperation and self-sustainable development, with particular emphasis on economic stability and improving the living quality of the populations.

The sub-regional body groups: Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe and the Democratic Republic of Congo.

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