India joined Community of Portuguese Language Countries as Associate Observer in July.
This sets a new platform for strengthening India’s historic bondsof friendship with Lusophone countries and pursuing cooperation in areas of mutual interest.
The move will further enrich and strengthen India’s ties with the Portuguese speaking world.
About Community of Portuguese Language Countries
It is also known as the Lusophone Commonwealth.
It is an international organization and political association of Lusophone nations across four continents, where Portuguese is an official language.
The CPLP operates as a privileged, multilateral forum for the mutual cooperation of the governments, economies, non-governmental organizations, and peoples of the Lusofonia.
The CPLP consists of 9 member states and 32 associate observers, located in Europe, South America, Asia, Africa and Oceania, totaling 37 countries and 4 organizations.
CPLP is a multilateral forum created to deepen cultural, economic, and political cooperation among the Lusophone (Portuguese-speaking) nations of the world.
The prime objectives of the CPLP are:
Promotion and dissemination of the Portuguese language
Political and diplomatic cooperation between the member states of the CPLP
Cooperation in all areas, including education, health, science and technology, defense, agriculture, public administration, communications, justice, public safety, culture, sports and media