[Mozambique] Guebuza Urges Veterans to Combat Poverty

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Maputo

Mozambican President Armando Guebuza on Monday urged members of the Association of Veterans of the National Liberation Struggle (ACLLN) to seek answers to the country's main challenges, particularly the fight against poverty.

Addressing the opening session of a meeting of the association's National Committee, Guebuza mentioned, among other issues, the capacity to involve more young people, children of the veterans, in the various ACLLN activities.

"Starting in the family environment, they have lived the epic of our liberation, and have a valuable contribution to make that can give vitality to our association", he said.

He also insisted on the need for greater participation by women veterans in the organization's activities, and urged all members of the ACLLN to contribute to the fight against poverty, and to remove obstacles to the country's development.

"These and other challenges are perfectly within the reach of the association's members", he added.

Guebuza noted that since its establishment, the ACLLN has created a number of expectations among its members and among Mozambican society at large, and it is important to assess "to what extent we are meeting those expectations".

The ACLLN is one of the "social organisations" affiliated to the ruling Frelimo Party. The meeting of its National Committee follows immediately after the weekend Conference of Frelimo Cadres, and before a meeting of the Frelimo Central Committee, scheduled to begin on Wednesday.