3rd CPLP Summit
{{Infobox summit meeting
| summit_name = III Conference of Heads of State & Government of the CPLP
| other_titles = 3rd CPLP Summit
| image = III Cimeira da CPLP.png
| caption = The 3rd CPLP Summit; Maputo, .
| country = {{flag|Mozambique}}
| dates = 17-18 July 2000
| venues =
| cities = Maputo
| participants =
| heads_of_state_label = {{nowrap|Heads of State}} or Government
| heads_of_state =
| chairperson =
| follows = 2nd CPLP Summit
| precedes = 4th CPLP Summit
| website = [https://www.cplp.org/id-4447.aspx?Action=1&NewsId=2948&M=NewsV2&PID=10872 III Conferência de Chefes de Estado e de Governo da CPLP]
}}
The III Conference of Heads of State and Government of the CPLP ({{langx|pt|III Conferência de Chefes de Estado e de Governo da 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, held in Maputo, Mozambique, on 17-18 July 2000.[https://www.cplp.org/id-4447.aspx?Action=1&NewsId=2948&M=NewsV2&PID=10872 CPLP - III Conferência de Chefes de Estado e de Governo da CPLP]
Outcome
The Defense Component of the CPLP is established with the creation of Exercício Felino.{{cite web |url=http://www.eb.mil.br/web/noticias/noticiario-do-exercito/-/asset_publisher/MjaG93KcunQI/content/id/8319364 |title=Incidentes em Cenário fictício comporão Exercício Felino, que prepara países da CPLP para emprego conjunto|publisher=Academia Militar das Agulhas negras |language=pt |access-date=September 22, 2017}}{{cite web |url=https://africa21digital.com/2017/06/28/militares-de-estados-da-cplp-preparam-no-brasil-exercicio-conjunto/ |title=Militares de estados da CPLP preparam no Brasil exercício conjunto|publisher=África 21 Digital |language=pt |access-date=September 22, 2017}}
Timor Leste, 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.[https://www.cplp.org/Admin/Public/DWSDownload.aspx?File=%2fFiles%2fFiler%2fcplp%2fCCEG%2fIII_CCEG%2fDECLARA%ef%bf%bd%ef%bf%bdOSOBRETIMORLESTE.pdf III Cimeira da CPLP - Declaração sobre Timor-Leste] It achieved membership in 2002.
=Executive Secretary=
Brazilian diplomat Dulce Pereira was elected as the Executive Secretary of the Community of Portuguese Language Countries, succeeding two-term holder Marcolino Moco, former Prime Minister of Angola.
References
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External links
- [https://www.cplp.org/Default.aspx?ID=3667 CPLP Summits official site]
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