The Angolan ambassador to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Emilho Jose de Carvalho Guerra, says his country has suspended air transport to the DRC because of security concerns.
"The resumption of air transport between the two countries will depend a lot on the security of the aero planes," he said on Tuesday in Kinshasa.
Although the diplomat on the same day denied tensions between the two neighbors over the recent expulsion of Congolese seeking jobs in Angola, he indicated the possibility of dispute over the debt issue.
According to the Angolan diplomat, the resumption of air transport will largely depend on the clarification by certain Congolese officials on the payment of the debt owed by Angola to the DRC.
The Angolan side wishes to clear the issue of debt, the ambassador declared.