Nyusi promises to discuss peace with Dlhakama

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Nyusi promises to discuss peace with Dlhakama

1:47 CAT | 21 Nov 2016

Noticias / President Filipe Nyusi and archbishop Edgar Peña Parra, Apostolic Nuncio of Mozambique

President Filipe Nyusi promised last Friday that he would address the need to guarantee and preserve peace in the country with Renamo leader Afonso Dlakhama at the first opportunity.

President Nyusi was responding to the concerns of Catholics who held a Christmas concert on Friday under the motto: “Nonviolence: A style of politics of peace”.

The head of state says he is worried about the instability in the country, and, when he meets Afonso Dhlakama, will convey the appeals of believers on the need to ensure effective peace in Mozambique.

“I am not invited to this event, because a believer is not invited, he is only communicated about religious activities,” Filipe Nyusi began by saying at the meeting with the Catholic community.

“We must all speak of peace, because this message is not only for us, the leaders, but for all. And start talking about peace in Mozambique, and then talk about peace in the world,” he said. “At the earliest opportunity I have, I am going to convey to the Renamo leader, your (Catholic Church) message, to guarantee and preserve peace for Mozambicans,” Nyusi said in a brief speech, having said earlier that he did not expect to be called on to speak, because he was there only as a believer to pray and attend the concert.

The President said that he had in fact held a meeting with the bishops before the concert, where they prayed for peace in the country.

With one voice, in speech and prayers, believers in the Catholic Church called for the parties involved in the conflict to negotiate effective peace for all Mozambicans. Edgar Peña Parra, Apostolic Nuncio of the Catholic Church, said that it was necessary for the parties involved in the political dialogue to use all the mechanisms and exhaust all possibilities of negotiation so as to secure peace for the country.

“Peace has positive social consequences that allow real progress to be made, so we must negotiate the paths of peace even when they seem tortuous and impractical,” said Parra.

The Friday Christmas concert, dedicated to peace, was brightened by performances by the groups ‘Edilto’s Choir’ and ‘Arautos Evangélicos’, and was attended by members of the joint dialogue committee, mediators, government officials, leaders and representatives of political and religious parties.

Source: O País