Luanda: President Joo Lourenço, accompanied by First Lady Ana Dias Lourenço, was warmly received at the 4 de Fevereiro International Airport by Vice President Esperança da Costa and other officials following his return from a significant meeting in Seville. According to Angola Press News Agency, during the Seville conference, President Lourenço, representing the African continent, emphasized the African Union's Agenda 2063, which focuses on transforming Africa into an industrialized, integrated, and economically sovereign region. He articulated that achieving these goals requires agile and functional mechanisms to mobilize financial resources to tackle the recurring challenges of developing countries. President Lourenço highlighted the importance of world peace and security as essential conditions for realizing these objectives, noting the unexpected turbulent global context marked by uncertainties and threats. He remarked that the decision to hold the conference was made without foreseeing the current glo bal turbulence, which poses threats to development projects. On the sidelines of the conference, the AU chairperson engaged in a series of meetings with international leaders, including Armenian counterpart Vahagn Khachaturyan, discussing mutual interests to strengthen bilateral relations and cooperation between Africa and the Eurasian space. Additionally, Lourenço met with Ukraine's Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal to analyze bilateral relations and strengthen multilateral cooperation, as well as with Philemon Yang, President of the 79th Session of the UN General Assembly, to discuss financing sustainable development. President Lourenço's participation in the panel titled 'A paradigm shift towards country-led solutions to the challenges of our time,' an initiative led by France's President Emmanuel Macron and Kenya's President William Ruto, underscored the importance of sovereign investment in the health sector for sustainable economic and social development in Africa. The conference's significance, as noted by Lourenço, lies in proposing constructive solutions for development financing, countering the global trend of rearmament and conflict escalation. The presidential couple was also honored guests at an official dinner hosted by King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia of Spain. The Seville meeting, attended by over 60 world leaders and 4,000 civil society representatives, aimed at discussing solutions to global development challenges amidst profound inequalities between rich and developing nations. Under the theme of equity and economic justice, the conference sought to explore new forms of financing and international cooperation to bridge the gap between the developed North and the developing South. This pivotal event aimed to redefine the global financial architecture, promoting more inclusive, efficient, and equitable financing, while reaffirming a commitment to multilateralism and international cooperation. It addressed financing challenges for development and promoted innovative solutions for implementing the United Nations 2030 and African Union 2063 agendas.