The Secretary of State for International Cooperation and Angolan Communities, Domingos Custódio Vieira Lopes, headed the preparatory meeting, which was dedicated specifically to examining the situation of the Angolans of Cazombe and the refugees in the district of Ikelenge, in the northwest province of Zambia.

As reported by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Mirex), the multi-sectoral team discussed possible effective methods for the return of migrants and their relocation in the Angolan province of Moxico in the east of the country.

In later September, delegations from the two States discussed, in Lusaka, the ways to operationalize a memorandum of understanding, with the purpose of guaranteeing the integrity of the common border and deepening cooperation in the fight against drug trafficking and the illegal movement of people.

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