News from Angola (English) USA: Luanda Bid to Join WECP Discussed

<a href=www.angola.org>Source: ANGOP Date: May 6, 2003

Houston, 05/06 - World Energetic Cities Partnership (WECP) Monday analyzed here Angola’s candidature to join the organization, alongside an Oil Technological Conference being held in Houston since Friday.

Luanda governor Simão Paulo had been invited to attend by Houston mayor Lee Brown, but ended up not traveling to the States.

However, the Consulate to Houston transmitted to the participants the interest of Luanda authorities to join WECP in the next months.

WECP is an association of 12 member cities from different regions, namely Aberdeen (Scotland), Baku (Azerbaijan), Daqing (China), Dongying (China), Halifax (Canada), Houston (US), Maracaibo(Venezuela), Perth (Australia), Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), Stavanger (Noruega), Saint John(Canada) and Villahmosa (Mexico).

Among other objectives, the organization promotes exchanging of experience in various fields, the development of combined projects, sharing of information about planning, emergency, industrial diversity, international education, expectations and strategies from petroleum industries.