The President of Sao Tomean, who this Sunday assumed the chairmanship of the CPLP, said that during his term he will work to define a “logical and final procedure” for the selection of future presidents of the organization.
“During this biennium, we will work with the executive secretariat so that we can iron out some of the rough edges that still exist in the organization and that a logical and final rotation procedure is effectively adopted for all countries,” said Carlos Vila Nova in a press release. -Conference following the 14th Summit of Heads of State and Government of the Community of Portuguese Speaking Countries (CPLP), held this Sunday in the capital Sao Tome.
The position of the President of Sao Tome was expressed in response to a question from journalists about when it would be the turn of Equatorial Guinea to assume the duties of the chair of the CPLP. Carlos Vila Nova stressed that “CPLP has been in existence for decades” and that “some countries have joined in the middle”, currently numbering nine member states “with a number of associated observers”.
“It may also lead to new dynamics within the CPLP itself and these dynamics may lead us to a new logic, but it is true that Equatorial Guinea is a full member and as a full member it will also live up to its purpose. fulfillment of this presidency,” said Carlos Vila Nova.
Guinea-Bissau will take over the next regular CPLP Presidency in accordance with the mandate between 2025 and 2027, succeeding Sao Tome and Principe.
Carlos Vila Nova assured that he “has nothing against” such a choice.
“The CPLP has adopted mechanisms and rules of procedure for the selection of the next presidents.
She proceeded from this assumption, and it was somehow calm that it was concluded that it was the turn of Guinea-Bissau, against which there was nothing against, no position,” he explained.
In a statement to Luse on Saturday, Foreign Minister of Ecuador and Guinea Simeon Esono Angue expressed his country’s intention to lead the CPLP. On the same day, Portuguese Prime Minister António Costa made a technical stop in Guinea-Bissau en route to Sao Tome and Principe and expressed Lisbon’s support for the Guinean-Bissau presidency, which was accepted by his Guinean counterpart. , Geraldo Martins.
Upon arrival in Sao Tome, also on Saturday, the Portuguese head of state had already stated that Bissau should take over the leadership of the organization. The CPLP, which includes Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau, Equatorial Guinea, Mozambique, Portugal, Sao Tome and Principe and East Timor, today held the 14th Conference of Heads of State and Government in Sao Tome and Principe under under the auspices of the motto “Youth and Sustainability”.
Author: Portuguese
Source: CM Jornal
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