Luanda – The president of the Community of Portuguese-speaking Countries (CPLP) João Lourenço Friday defended a firmed and coordinated standing of the international body to fight the spread of the covid-19 virus and its variants, poverty and social and economic inequalities.
In a statement released by the Portuguese Radio and TV station (RTP) for the country members of the Community of Portuguese-speaking Countries, the Angolan head of State also called for measures to fight climate crisis, emerging of extremists regimes, political and religious fundamentalism and other ways of oppression and exploration of the human being.
The head of state hailed the citizens of the CPLP working in the international body projects and wished a festive Season in the spirit of helping each other and solidarity towards the most needy and in the certainty that they will continue to be united.
“It’s with great pleasure that in this Festive Season I address myself throughout the respective public Television channel to all viewers of Angola, Cape Verde, Guinea Bissau, Mozambique, Sao Tome and Principe, Portugal, Brazil, East Timor and Equatorial Guinea, united countries not only due to the language and culture but especially because of deep friendship and solidarity ties”, stressed João Lourenço.
Regarding the covid-19 pandemic, João Lourenço considered that it reinforced in an almost outrageous way the evidence of how still is unequal, unbalanced and selfish the current International Order.
The Angolan leader added that covid-19 and its social and economic effects have been showing that everyone depends on other and that only together is possible to fight all the challenges that passes by on the horizon in the safeguard of the humanity and earth planet.
The CPLP President considered as sad and regrettable that have been a virus to wake up our conscious for this reality.
Angola assumed the rotating presidency of the Community of Portuguese-speaking Countries for the period of 2021 to 2023 during the 8th Conference of Heads of State and Government of the organization that took place from 12 to 17 July 2102 in Luanda.
