The Republic of Equatorial Guinea is active in the Community
of Portuguese Language Countries (CPLP), with the closing of the VII
Parliamentary Assembly of the CPLP this year and the upcoming Summit of Ministers
of Telecommunications of the CPLP, which Equatorial Guinea is set to host in
2018.
The President of the Lower House of Parliament of Equatorial
Guinea, Gaudencio Mohaba Mesu, represented Equatorial Guinea at the VII
Parliamentary Assembly this week.
Equatorial Guinea is proud to be a member of the CPLP, and
thanked the organization for the presence of observers during the last
legislative and municipal elections in Equatorial Guinea, who verified civic
responsibility, transparency, and massive participation, along with a deep
respect for international democratic procedures.
Equatorial Guinea is committed to the continued process of
democratization and the maintenance of peace and stability.
Additionally, the Minister of Telecommunications and New
Technologies of the Republic of Equatorial Guinea, Maximiliano Martín Meko
Abeme, hosted a meeting in Portugal this week to discuss the preparations for
the upcoming Summit of Ministers of Telecommunications.
The Minister highlighted the importance of international
strategies to develop the digital economy, as well as the improvement of the
administration and adoption of digital solutions for an efficient public
service sector.
Equatorial Guinea is set to host the Summit of Ministers of
the CPLP in 2018.
Equatorial Guinea joined the CPLP in 2014, joining the
members Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau, Mozambique, Portugal, São
Tomé and Príncipe and East Timor.
Equatorial Guinea was the sixth African country to join the
CPLC, which was founded in 1996 and now has nine member countries. The organization
aims to promote cooperation among the member countries. Equatorial Guinea was
an observer from 2006 to 2014. Portuguese has become the third official
language of the country, following Spanish and French.
