Luanda - The new speaker of the National Assembly, António Paulo Kassoma, said Tuesday in Luanda that special attention will be focussed on the monitoring of the implementation of National Plan, State Budget and field visits during his mandate.

Paulo Kassoma was speaking at the ceremony of his election to the helm of the Parliament in the context of changes made in institutions of sovereignty, under the new Constitution in force.

According to him, the monitoring task is one of the concerns expressed by President, José Eduardo dos Santos, last December when he stressed the need for less timidity in this area.

"An efficient and transparent management of public resources for the benefit of the common interest is in question", assured the speaker, who defended the continued improvement of the technical, professional and organisational levels of the MPs.

Paulo Kassoma said that the tasks of the National Assembly, for the current year, have already been defined and have been performed accordingly with the outlined plans and expectations lying ahead.

The parliamentary speaker thanked the President of the Republic for the trust placed on him, for having tasked him with holding the post. He also thanked the MPs, who through their votes, believed in his ability to "successful" lead the destinies of the National Assembly.

António Paulo Kassoma, who previously served as the prime minister, was elected as the parliament speaker with 191 votes in favour, nine against, two abstentions and one invalid.

He replaced Fernando da Piedade Dias dos Santos, who appointed as the Vice President of the Republic.