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Minister of Defence refuses withdrawal messages: Defence and Security Forces to remain in position
2:51 CAT | 25 Aug 2016
Notícias
The Defence and Security Forces (FDS) will not be depending on requests or messages for their withdrawal from the positions and locations where attacks occur, because they are in the enforcement of the tasks enshrined in the Constitution of the Republic.
This was the position adopted yesterday in Maputo by Minister of National Defence Atanásio M’tumuke at a swearing-in ceremony for senior officers in the Estado Maior General, an act an act that took place in the presence of hundreds of soldiers, sergeants and senior officers of the army.
The ceremony formally invested former Renamo official integrated into the Armed Forces Raul Luis Dique, who was last week promoted by the President of the Republic to the rank of Lieutenant General and appointed to the position of Deputy Chief of the Staff of the FADM.
On the same occasion, the minister swore in Brigadier Ramiro Ramos Tulcidás, promoted to major-general in order to perform the duties of FADM Inspector, and colonels Matteus Mitama and Ludwig Cardoso promoted to the rank of brigadier to direct the Departments of Information and the General Staff of the Communications FADM respectively.
M’tumuke also promoted Colonel Christovao Chume, current National Director of Defence and Security Policy at the Ministry of National Defence, to brigadier.
The minister urged the officers to exercise vigilance and increase the control of every square metre of national territory in order to assure the normal movement of people and goods while energetically fighting the promoters of instability.
“Therefore, we would like to reaffirm our confidence in the generals who have now been promoted in the military hierarchy, certain that, with their expertise and sense of mission, they will be able to so influence the armed forces in carrying out their service towards the Mozambican nation,” he said.
The promotion of new senior officers, he explained, is aimed at reaffirming the country’s military expression which is rooted in the need for the Armed Forces to respond to the mandate that the Constitution conferred upon them, namely the defence of the territorial integrity, sovereignty and of national interests against potential or possible threats.
The promotion of senior officers is also of significance as part of the process of institutional renewal, some senior officers having moved to the military reserve with a view to refreshing the structure of the FADM.
The aim, according to M’tnmuke, is also the ongoing promotion of combative preparedness and the utilisation of the defence sector in all spheres of national power, so promoting effective peace and consolidating national unity.
“The choice that falls upon the officers now promoted to new positions and functions reflects the confidence placed in them, which is founded on professional merit, loyalty, the highest moral integrity and the need for the military to continue to improve the results of their joint effort in maintaining peace and tranquillity in our homeland,” said the Minister of Defence.
Source: Notícias
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