The Angolan Diplomatic Mission and Consulates in South Africa last Friday, in Pretoria, analysed matters related to the standardisation of procedures for visas issuing and supporting the Angolan communities in South Africa.
According to diplomatic sources, this is the first Broad Consular Meeting of the Embassy, which, among other aims, served for the exchange of technical and labour experiences, standardisation of services and actions, as well as to define the co-ordination guidelines for the diplomatic and consular activities of Angola in South Africa.
The meeting – which started last Thursday under the chairwomanship of the extraordinary and plenipotentiary ambassador of Angola to South Africa, Josefina Pitra Diakité – was attended by the general-consuls to Durban, Balduino Bwanga, Cape Town, Apolinário Pereira, and Johannesburg, Joaquim Pombo.
Besides migratory issues and consular assistance to the communities, the meeting also discussed aspects relating to the application of a single system of fees, sharing of information via internet, as well as criminality in South Africa and the situation of Angolan immigrants in illegal situation.
In closing the meeting, the ambassador defended the urgent need for the technicians of the diplomatic mission and consular posts to work together in the implementation of the decisions and recommendations of the gathering.