UN General Assembly
2018

I would like to take this opportunity to briefly update the Assembly on the current political situation in Guinea-Bissau, as well as the results achieved. Last April, in Lomé, Togo, within the framework of an extraordinary summit convened by the Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States, we reached an important decision aimed at permanently overcoming the political and constitutional impasse that has prevailed in my country for more than three years. As Head of State and in order to build peace and stability in my country and the subregion, I have sought to implement the recommendations that resulted from the summit, namely, the appointment of a consensus Prime Minister and the scheduling of a date for holding legislative elections, namely, 18 November. Those recommendations have been fully implemented, with the following results: the formation of a Government of inclusion in accordance with the Conakry Agreement; the reopening of our National People’s Assembly; the extension of the terms of Assembly members; the election of the members of the National Electoral Commission; and the approval of the Government programme and the general State budget.