Cabo Verde - Prime Minister Addresses General Debate, 72nd Session

Jose Ulisses Correia e Silva, Prime Minister of the Republic of Cabo Verde, addresses the general debate of the 72nd Session of the General Assembly of the UN (New York, 19 - 25 September 2017).

• Categories: Meetings & Events / General Assembly
• Video Length: 00:16:23
• Production Date: 22 September 2017
• Asset Language: Arabic; Chinese; English; French; Russian; Spanish
• Personal Subject: J. ULISSES CORREIA E SILVA
• Subject Topical: GENERAL DEBATE
• Geographic Subject: CAPE VERDE
• MAMS Id: 1976978
• Parent Id: 1976402
• Alternate Title: 72_CV

Description

While climate change is also a concern for Primer Minister Jose Ulisses Correia e Silva of Cabo Verde, calling on the international community to prioritize efforts that would prevent destruction to the island.

“Each island that disappears because of climate change will be a nightmare for humanity,” he said.

Among other topics raised in his speech, the Prime Minister underscored the small country’s aims for “relevance” on the global scale.

“Despite our smallness, we want to make Cabo Verde a country with relevance in the Middle Atlantic in terms of economic stature, security, and diplomacy for peace and the promotion of freedom and democracy,” he said.

Resulting from mergers between Europe and Africa, Cabo Verde wants to position itself as a transit hub in the Middle Atlantic for tourism, air transport, port operations, financial and investment operations, business localization and business development in the digital and nano-technological economy, he said.

Similarly, the country wants to position itself as a “useful interlocutor in the concert of nations for dialogue, peace and tolerance.”

• Scripts: File; cv_en.pdf (383.43 KB)