a view to ensuring the necessary conditions required for the stability and
development of the country.
3. National security shall be based on the supremacy of the rule of law and
legislation, development of the national security system and the strengthening
of national will and shall guarantee to safeguard the state and ensure stability
and development in the face of any threats or risks.
Article 12
(International relations)
1. The Republic of Angola shall respect and implement the principles of the
United Nations Charter and the Charter of the Organisation of African Unity
and shall establish friendly and cooperative relations with all states and
peoples on the basis of the following principles:
a) Respect for sovereignty and national independence;
b) Equality amongst states;
c) The rights of peoples to self-determination and independence;
d) Peaceful solutions to conflicts;
e) Respect for human rights;
f) Non-interference in the affairs of other states;
g) Reciprocal advantages;
h) Repudiating and combating terrorism, drugs trafficking, racism,
corruption and people and human organ trafficking;
i) Cooperation with all peoples for peace, justice and progress.
2. The Republic of Angola shall defend the abolition of all forms of
colonialism, aggression, oppression, domination and exploitation in relations
between peoples.
3. The Republic of Angola shall strive to reinforce African identity and
strengthen the work of the African states in enhancing the cultural heritage of
the African peoples.
4. The Angolan state shall not permit foreign military bases to be established in
its territory, notwithstanding its involvement, within the context of regional
or international organisations, in peace-keeping forces and military
cooperation and collective security systems.
Article 13
(International law)
1. General or common international law received under the terms of this
Constitution shall form an integral part of the Angolan legal system.
2. Duly approved or ratified international treaties and agreements shall come
into force in the Angolan legal system after they have been officially
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