7/27/13

Angola and Namibia sign accord in fisheries domain

Luanda – The bilateral ties between Angola and Namibia in fisheries domain are now more strengthened with the signing on Friday here of a bilateral cooperation agreement on professional interchange, training, manufacturing, sales and management of marine resources.

The Angolan Minister of Fisheries, Victoria de Barros Neto and her Namibian counterpart, Bernhard Esau, signed the protocol at the end of a technical meeting.

Speaking to the press at the end of the ceremony, the Angolan minister said that the agreement aims at strengthening cooperation ties between both countries and this accord is a need of both governments that share common marine resources and need to strengthen target knowledge for exploration.

According to her, both countries services of fishing exploration have to share information and data as well as organising joint research campaigns to cover all areas of distribution of fishery resources, so it needs continued cooperation with Namibia, not only at institutional level but also with the private business sector of the two states.

On his turn, the Namibian Minister of Fisheries and Marine Resources stressed that the agreement will permit betterment of the living condition of the Angolan and Namibian people, thus, contributing to the reduction of poverty, eradication of hunger and guaranteeing food security for the the two countries' citizens.