Original title: Neves sworn in as president of Cape Verde

On November 9, the president elect of Cape Verde, Jos é Maria Neves, delivered a speech at the inauguration ceremony in the capital Praia. Xinhua News Agency
Xinhua news agency, Dakar, November 9 (reporter Wang Zizheng) - Cape Verde president elect Jos é Maria Neves was sworn in in in the capital Praia on the 9th.
The heads of state of Portugal, Ghana, Senegal, Guinea Bissau and Angola attended the inauguration ceremony on that day.
Neves said in his inaugural speech that Cape Verde will strengthen ties with its neighbors, member states of the economic community of West African States and Portuguese speaking countries, and accelerate the process of regional integration.
In the presidential election held on October 17, Cape Verde African Independence Party candidate Neves won 51.75% of the votes and was elected president. Neves, 61, served as Prime Minister of Cape Verde from February 2001 to April 2016.
The Republic of Cape Verde is located on the Cape Verde Islands in the Atlantic Ocean in western Africa, with a land area of 4033 square kilometers and a population of about 560000.