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The President of Cape Verde said Wednesday that Equatorial Guinea had "manifested" signs of interest for the CPLP but did not report any progress towards the abolition the death penalty announced at the summit. "As a participant, it seems that the interest of Equatorial Guinea is, as in all other Member States, to be" in the Community of Portuguese-Speaking Countries (CPLP) "and of S & # 39, integrate more and more, "said Jorge Carlos Fonseca, acting president of the organization, at the end of the XII Conference of Heads of State and Government, which will is held this Tuesday in Santa Maria, island of Sal, Cape Verde
Asked if the Equato Teodoro Obiang Nguema, provided clarification to other heads of state and government on the progress possible towards the abolition of the death penalty, one of the measures envisaged in the roadmap for membership since its entry into the community in 2014
The Cape Verdean President felt that " the integration of Equatorial Guinea into the community must be a progress "and" for this progressive and complete integration e, there is a great way to different levels, "said Jorge Carlos Fonseca. "
Asked for how long the CPLP intends to expect Equatorial Guinea to decide on the definitive abolition of the death penalty, the head of the court said: State of Cape Verde responded that "it is more positive, for the purpose of integration into any community, to include rather than to exclude". "We do not set any deadline. At this kind of meeting, we can not demand it. "
Jorge Carlos Fonseca reported that the President of Equatorial Guinea" called for cooperation and assistance from the community and other member states to facilitate more and more gradual integration "into the world. spirit of the community ". "Personally, as President-in-Office, I put myself at the disposal of the President of Equatorial Guinea to pursue a bilateral dialogue with him bilaterally, in the sense of his request for cooperation."
Heads of State and Government of the CPLP, which took place between Tuesday and today, Cape Verde assumed the rotating presidency of the organization, for a period of two years, with the motto "Culture, Peoples and Oceans". Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau, Equatorial Guinea, Mozambique, Portugal, Sao Tome and Principe and Timor-Leste are the CPLP Member States
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