Special Statement on the Alliance of Civilizations The Heads of State and Government of the Ibero-American countries gathered in Estoril, Portugal, for the XIX Ibero-American Summit (29 November – 1 December 2009):
- Reiterate their support to the initiative of the “Alliance of Civilizations”;
- Congratulate themselves with the initiative of Brazil to host in Rio de Janeiro, from 28 to 29 May 2010, the III Forum of the AdC.
- Underline the importance of the participation of all Ibero-American countries in the “Rio Forum” and invite the States which are not yet members of the Group of Friends of the AdC, to promptly integrate it, by sending the adhesion form to the UNSG in New York, or to the HR office in Lisbon.
- Reiterate their support to the proposals of the HR, Jorge Sampaio, to strengthen the global reach of the initiative and its universal perspective, by deepening its regional balance in what concerns America and Caribbean, Africa and Asia.
- Congratulate themselves with the adoption by consensus of the UNGA Resolution on the AdC.
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