Luanda, ANGOLA, July 16 - Representatives of the ruling party in Angola, MPLA and the Portuguese Communist Party (PCP) Monday discussed political and social matters , under the cooperation relations between the political organisations. ,

 

This was during a meeting that gathered the Secretary General of MPLA Paulo Kassoma, and the member of Secretariat and Political Commission of Central Committee of PCP, José Capucho.

 

Both reviewed their parties' actions focused on economic and social development of the two countries.

 

José Capucho, who has been in Luanda since Saturday on five-day working visit to Angola, told the press that the meeting was fruitful, he praised the friendship and cooperation ties between PCP and MPLA.

 

As for the ongoing political transition process in MPLA, related to the change of leadership, José Capucho described as "exemplary".

 

The last meeting between MPLA and PCP delegations took place in June 2016 in Luanda.

 

The MPLA is set to hold its Extraordinary Congress on 8 September to elect its leader, in replacement of José Eduardo dos Santos, who has been at the helm of the political organisation since 1979 following the death of António Agostinho Neto, then President of People's Republic of Angola.

 

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