Africa-Press – Angola. The President of the Republic, João Lourenço, left the country, around 9 am, on his way to São Tomé and Príncipe, to participate in the XIV Conference of Heads of State and Government of the CPLP.
At the 4 de Fevereiro International Airport, the Head of State was dismissed, among other entities, by the Vice President of the Republic, Esperança da Costa, and by the provincial governor of Luanda, Manuel Homem.
According to the secretary of the President of the Republic for Institutional Affairs and the Press, Luís Fernando, João Lourenço and the First Lady, Ana Dias Lourenço, will return to Luanda at the end of the afternoon of the same Sunday.
During this XIV Summit of Heads of State and Government of Portuguese-Speaking Countries, São Tomé and Príncipe will assume the presidency of the organization for two years, replacing Angola.
The said Summit constitutes the highest body of the CPLP, having the competences, among others, to define and guide the general policy and strategies of the organization, the adoption of the necessary legal instruments and the implementation of the statutes.
The CPLP enshrines political and diplomatic coordination, respect for independence and equal sovereignty, non-interference in internal affairs and defense of the territorial integrity of Member States.
The organization proposes to promote Peace, Democracy, Human Rights, as well as Development and Social Justice, and integrates Brazil, Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau, Equatorial Guinea, Mozambique, Portugal, São Tomé and Príncipe and East Timor.
It was founded on July 17, 1996, and has had Angola in its rotating presidency on several occasions.
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