According to information provided by Deputy Feliz Sílvia, head of the national group of the Assembly of the Republic of Mozambique within the CPLP, debates on the promotion of peace, democracy, and good governance in the CPLP countries have been scheduled for the two days.
The meeting will be opened this Monday morning at the Joaquim Chissano International Conference Center in Maputo by Mozambican President Daniel Chapo.
The Portuguese Parliament will be represented during these two days of work by Deputy Pedro Alves (PSD), from the Portuguese parliamentary delegation to that CPLP body.
Meetings of the presidents of the CPLP parliaments, the standing committees and networks of the CPLP Parliamentary Assembly, and the presidents of the national parliamentary groups are also planned, according to the event's program, which also includes the announcement of the host country for the body's 15th meeting next year.
At the 14th Parliamentary Assembly of the Community of Portuguese-Speaking Countries (AP-CPLP), Mozambique will assume the rotating presidency of the body, succeeding Equatorial Guinea, in a mandate focused on peace and inclusion.
According to Feliz Sílvia, also head of the parliamentary group of the ruling Mozambique Liberation Front (Frelimo), during her two-year term, Mozambique will focus on strengthening democracy and the rule of law and monitoring the implementation of the mobility agreement between member countries, including holding periodic meetings between members to ensure agreements that facilitate mobility within the CPLP.
The official also stated that Mozambique will focus on attracting private investment by harmonizing customs and tax rates between member countries and promoting the Portuguese language and culture of the CPLP countries.
On Sunday, Feliz Sílvia announced that members of the National Group of the Guinea-Bissau Parliament had canceled their participation in the meeting.
"We had confirmation from Guinea-Bissau, but at the last minute they canceled their attendance, which would have been represented by the head of the national group," he said.
Guinean President Umaro Sissoco Embaló dissolved the country's parliament in December 2023, before the 12-month constitutional deadline for the legislative elections won by the Inclusive Alliance Platform (PAI-Terra Ranka), led by the African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde (PAIGC).
In July 2024, Mozambique hosted the annual meeting, the 13th ordinary session, of the AP-CPLP, chaired by the President of the Senate of Equatorial Guinea, Teresa Efua Asangono, a country that had expressed difficulty in hosting the annual event.
Founded in 1996, the CPLP comprises nine countries: Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau, Equatorial Guinea, Mozambique, Portugal, São Tomé and Príncipe, and East Timor.
