Luanda – The prime minister of Portugal, António Costa, arrived Friday night in Luanda to take part in the 13th Conference of Heads of State and Government of the CPLP, to be held Saturday.
The head of the Portuguese government joins President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, who has been in Angola since Thursday for the same purpose.
On his Twitter account, António Costa stressed that the summit is taking place at a time when the community is preparing to move decisively towards strengthening ties between its citizens.
“This will be one of the most important results since the creation of the CPLP,” he wrote, considering the relationship with the other members of the community as central to Portuguese foreign policy.
“We are a community of equals, sharing a global language and together we are stronger in the world,” he stressed.
The Presidents of Cape Verde, Sao Tome and Principe, Guinea-Bissau, as well as the vice president of Brazil and the prime ministers of East Timor and Mozambique are already in Angola.
The Community of Portuguese-speaking Countries groups Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau, Equatorial Guinea, Mozambique, Sao Tome and Principe, East Timor and Portugal.
Source: Angola Press News Agency