The III Conference of Heads of State and Government of the CPLP (), commonly known as the 3rd CPLP Summit (''III Cimeira da CPLP'') was the 3rd biennial meeting of heads of state and heads of government of the
Community of Portuguese Language Countries
The Community of Portuguese Language Countries (; : CPLP), also known as the Lusophone Commonwealth or Lusophone Community (), is an international organization and political association of Lusophone nations across four continents, where Portug ...
, held in
Maputo
Maputo () is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Mozambique. Located near the southern end of the country, it is within of the borders with Eswatini and South Africa. The city has a population of 1,088,449 (as of 2017) distributed ov ...
,
Mozambique
Mozambique, officially the Republic of Mozambique, is a country located in Southeast Africa bordered by the Indian Ocean to the east, Tanzania to the north, Malawi and Zambia to the northwest, Zimbabwe to the west, and Eswatini and South Afr ...
, on 17-18 July 2000.
Outcome
The
Defense Component of the CPLP is established with the creation of Exercício Felino.
Timor Leste
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, under
United Nations Transitional Administration after 24 years of Indonesian occupation, began the formal proceedings in becoming a full member of the CPLP during this summit.
III Cimeira da CPLP - Declaração sobre Timor-Leste
/ref> It achieved membership in 2002.
Executive Secretary
Brazilian diplomat Dulce Pereira was elected as the , succeeding two-term holder Marcolino Moco, former Prime Minister of Angola.
References
External links
CPLP Summits official site
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