Luanda - Angola assumes over the rotating presidency of the Community of Portuguese-speaking Countries (CPLP), in 2021, replacing Cape Verde, which has led this international organization since July 2018.
The indication took place on Wednesday, during the 15th ordinary meeting of the Council of Ministers of the CPLP, via videoconference, attended by the ministers of Foreign Affairs of member states of the organisation.
Speaking to the press, the Angolan minister of Foreign Affairs, Téte António, said the event was useful as it had prepared instruments to be validated at the Luanda meeting, scheduled for 2021.
The meeting analysed cooperation between member states, in the context of the pandemic, and also discussed the Mobility Agreement in the CPLP, as well as Equatorial Guinea's integration programme.
The agenda of the meeting also included the analysis of the resolution on the reappointment of the Portuguese Language Institute and support for Mozambique's candidacy to become a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC).
The session also discussed issues related to the draft resolutions on the joint audit report of the Executive Secretariat's accounts, the budget and the functioning of the International Portuguese Language Institute, among other items.
The CPLP is an international organisation formed by Portuguese-speaking countries, whose objective is the deepening of mutual friendship and cooperation among its members.
Founded on 17 July 1996 in Lisbon, the CPLP is made up of nine states, namely Angola, Brazil, Mozambique, Cape Verde, São Tomé and Príncipe, Equatorial Guinea, East Timor, Guinea-Bissau and Portugal, the latter country hosts its headquarters.
