Lusophone Presidents welcomed at the Diwan of the Ismaili Imamat
Portugal · · 2 min
Prince Rahim Aga Khan and Prince Aly Muhammad Aga Khan have welcomed the presidents of five Portuguese-speaking countries at the Diwan of the Ismaili Imamat.
AKDN / Fernando Costa
Lisbon, Portugal, 26 April 2024 – Heads of State from the Community of Portuguese Language Countries (CPLP) were hosted this week at the Diwan of the Ismaili Imamat. Prince Rahim Aga Khan and Prince Aly Muhammad Aga Khan welcomed Portugal's President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa and leaders from other Lusophone countries.
In attendance were Their Excellencies José Maria Neves, Umaro Sissoco Embaló, José Ramos-Horta, and Carlos Manuel Vila Nova – the Presidents of Cabo Verde, Guinea-Bissau, Timor-Leste, and Sao Tome and Principe, respectively, accompanied by their delegations.
Other guests at the event included the President of Portugal’s Parliament, José Pedro Aguiar-Branco, Portuguese Foreign Minister Paulo Rangel and other senior state officials and diplomats, and the leaders of the Aga Khan Foundation (AKF) in Portugal.
“Social responsibility guides our action at all levels,” he said, “in different corners of the world, for the economic, social and cultural development of the populations with whom we cooperate.”
The reception comes during this week’s 50th anniversary commemoration of the Carnation Revolution of 1974, a turning point in Portugal's history. On 25 April 1974, a peaceful revolution led to a transformation of the country from a dictatorship into a democratic republic.
“On the eve of April 25 – the day dedicated to the struggle for peace and multilateralism, the Ismaili Imamat is an example of peace-building and multilateralism in the world,” said President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa in his remarks.