Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva defended the Community of Portuguese Speaking Countries (CPLP) proposal to make Portuguese the official language of the United Nations at the Sao Tome summit this Sunday.
The Brazilian President’s proposal came this Sunday during a closed session of the 14th summit, at a time when the heads of state and government approved the resolutions.
“We have to take advantage of the fact that we have a UN Secretary General who speaks Portuguese. [o ex-primeiro-ministro português António Guterres] And I think that we should submit information and a request to the United Nations so that Portuguese becomes the official language of the United Nations,” suggested Lula da Silva, receiving applause from those present.
Sao Tome President Carlos Vila Nova, who this Sunday took over the CPLP chairmanship and chaired the summit, responded: “Very well, President Lula, it’s registered, we will continue this work and will certainly achieve our goals.” target”.
The CPLP, which includes Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau, Equatorial Guinea, Mozambique, Portugal, Sao Tome and Principe and Timor-Leste, is today holding the 14th Conference of Heads of State and Government in Sao Tome and Principe . under the motto “Youth and sustainable development”.