Community wins nine observers, including the United Kingdom and France

This decision is contained in the Declaration of Santa Maria, adopted today on the second and last day of the XIIth CPLP Summit, which takes place on the island of Sal in Cape Verde.

According to the document, Member States "granted the CPLP Associate Observer category to the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, the Principality of Andorra, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and the United Kingdom. 39 Northern Ireland, Republic of Argentina, Republic of (19659002) These affiliations are seen as a factor in CPLP's "greater international political projection," which strengthens the development of cooperative relations in various fields, calling for the dissemination of the Portuguese language through its curricular inclusion in the respective educational systems. "

In the Santa Maria Declaration, it is also read that the Member States"

Created there is 22 years, the CPLP currently has nine member states: Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau, Equatorial Guinea, Mozambique, Portugal, Sao Tome and Principe and Timor-Leste.

The organization counts now 19 observers has – including, for the first time, an international organization.

The CPLP's observer status in 2005 was Hungary, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Uruguay, Mauritius, Namibia, Senegal, Turkey, Japan and Georgia.

states that associate observers must share the organization's "guiding principles", particularly with regard to "the promotion of democratic practices, good governance and respect for human rights", and pursue "identical objectives" to those of the Portuguese-speaking community "

Associate observers may participate, without the right to vote, in the summits of CPLP Heads of State and Government and the Council of Ministers, as well as that in technical meetings

In the Declaration of St. Mary's, the Member States "welcomed the intensification of the participation of the observers associated with the Organization. the first meeting of the Permanent Consultative Committee of the CPLP with the ambassadors of the associate observers in March 2018. "

" Encouragement to participate in technical meetings of the organization for development joint projects, cultural awareness initiatives, dialogue policy and concerted action in international fora. "