Prime Minister Luis Montenegro wants CPLP partner countries to harmonize positions so that Portuguese is recognized as an official language of the United Nations by 2030, believing that “this will be a fair recognition.”
In an article published this Sunday in the newspaper Público about the date of the celebration of World Portuguese Language Day, Luís Montenegro considers that this can be considered as a medium-term goal, advocating a harmonization of positions with Community partners. Portuguese-speaking countries (CPLP).
“It would be a fair recognition. Both in terms of the current number of Portuguese speakers worldwide, and in terms of estimates that show that in 2050 there will be 380 million speakers of our language. And almost 500 million by the end of the century. ” he writes, noting that this projected growth is driven by Brazil and the demographic potential of PALOP (Portuguese-Language African Countries).
The Prime Minister also emphasizes the government’s commitment to promoting “excellent Portuguese language teaching” in these countries, emphasizing that one of the goals set by his government is to encourage exchange and create joint programs that strengthen the language as a tool for communication and learning. expression”.
“On the one hand, there is also a need to expand the influence of the CPLP in many parts of the globe to which the Portuguese consider themselves culturally connected. And, on the other hand, the greater the economic and political ambitions, the greater the international spread of the language of Camões, Sofia, Amado, Pepetela, Lispector, Agualusa, Mia, Agustina, Germano and many other dedicated people,” says Montenegro.
In the article, the Prime Minister recalls that the 50th anniversary of April 25 was also celebrated at the highest level with the brotherly countries of the CPLP, a space that, in his words, is based “on history, common experience and a common language.”
Montenegro also states that the establishment of World Portuguese Language Day is UNESCO’s (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) recognition of the global importance of the Portuguese language and all its more than 260 million speakers living on all continents.
In this context, he states that the CPLP economy accounts for 3.6% of the world’s wealth and 5.4% of the world’s offshore platforms.
Author: Lusa
Source: CM Jornal
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