Dar-es-Salaam, 05/14 - The Prime Minister of Angola, Fernando da Piedade Dias dos Santos(photo), is already in Dar-es-Salaam, administrative and commercial capital of Tanzania, to participate in SADC`s Heads of State and of Government Summit, dedicated to agriculture and food security.
The Premier, who represents at this event the Head of State, José Eduardo dos Santos, arrived in the afternoon at Dar-es-Salaam Airport, where he received welcome greetings from the Tanzanian Water Minister, Edward Lowasa, from the Angolan Ambassador to Tanzania, Brito Sozinho, and from the country`s delegation to this regional forum.
Fernando da Piedade Dias dos Santos will join the Heads of State and of Government on Saturday, at Tulip Hotel, but today he will attend an official dinner to be offered by the President of the United Republic of Tanzania, Benjamim Mkapa.
The Tanzanian capital is awaiting the arrivals of Presidents Robert Mugabe, of Zimbabwe, and Sam Nujoma, of Namíbia, at first the only Heads of State coming whose countries, by details, are in an emergency situation concerning food security.
This Friday, the Cabinet of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) began the final stage of preparation works of the extraordinary summit of Head of States and of Government, to occur on Saturday.
The ministerial meeting is preparing the main issues which affect member countries and which are included in the community`s strategic plan for the increase of production and strengthening of food security.
This plan includes actions of short, medium and long terms, among which it is highlighted the supply of main production elements such as agricultural seeds and tools, the adoption of a policy for the management of water and irrigation, the access to land, research and dessimination of technologies, the creation of mechanisms for financing the agricultural sector and the alleviation of AIDS impact in food security.
SADC: Angolan Premier In Dar-es-Salaam For Summit