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3:23 CAT | 01 Sep 2022
Photo: Twitter / @antoniocostapm
The Portuguese Prime Minister and the President of the Republic of Mozambique, Filipe Nyusi, expressed their satisfaction with the resumption of bilateral meetings, with António Costa reaffirming “full commitment” to continue working with the country.
These positions were made public in the initial moments of the extended meeting of the two delegations at the 6th Bilateral Portugal-Mozambican Summit, in the Presidency of the Republic of Mozambique, after the two leaders had met alone.
On the occasion, President Filipe Nyusi thanked the Prime Minister of Portugal for having accepted the invitation to attend the summit taking place today in Maputo.
President Nyusi also took the opportunity to congratulate António Costa on his victory in the legislative elections on 30 January, in which the Portuguese Socialist Party (PS) achieved an absolute majority.
“The time interval was too short to get organised, but the Portuguese people didn’t need much time to decide what they wanted most, more stability. My congratulations go more to the Portuguese people, who in a serene, exemplary, calm way elected you and elected the PS to be at the forefront of the country’s destinies”, said the Mozambican head of state.
Encontrei-me hoje com o Presidente Filipe Nyusi, com quem tive a oportunidade de discutir as perspetivas de reforço das relações entre Portugal e Moçambique. Mantemo-nos, como sempre, parceiros inquestionáveis de Moçambique no percurso de desenvolvimento que tem sido prosseguido. pic.twitter.com/0Dsx920WP3
— António Costa (@antoniocostapm) September 1, 2022
For his part, the Portuguese prime minister reaffirmed “Portugal’s full commitment to continue working with Mozambique, both in facing difficulties and also in order to be able to contribute so that Mozambique can take full advantage of all its potential”.
“And I think that this summit, as we already have a new strategic program, and we already have a new framework program in the field of defence, opens perspectives for us to be able to take a very important leap forward here in the traditional areas of sovereignty, health, education and above all in the diversification of the economy, not only in areas as important as energy, but also in agriculture, which are areas of great potential for the future of Mozambique”, highlighted Costa.
“Thank you very much, Mr President, for the opportunity to work together again”, said António Costa, who also noted the hospitality with which he was received in Maputo.
The head of the Portuguese Government said it was “always a great pleasure” to return to the city where his father was born, addingg that it is like finding a little bit of his roots in Maputo.
Costa congratulated Mozambique on “its recent unanimous election as a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council”, considering that the vote reached “was total, 192 votes, an absolutely extraordinary result”.
Recalling that the last summit between the two countries was in 2019, in Lisbon, the Portuguese prime minister noted that “it was a very promising moment for Mozambique, which was [on that occasion] a very short time away from taking a new step in the consolidation of peace”.
“I would like to congratulate the way the entire process of disarmament, demobilization and reintegration has been going on, the progress that Mozambique has in the meantime registered from an economic point of view, the fact that today the International Monetary Fund has reopened financing to Mozambique”, Costa said, also highlighting “the strides the country has made in the fight against terrorism in the North”.
The Portuguese prime minister also highlighted “the great understanding that the president [Nyusi] expressed for the postponement” of this summit, which had been scheduled for mid-July, “given the situation of serious fire risk that Portugal would experience that week”.
António Costa’s official visit to Mozambique started today, with a tribute ceremony at the Monument to Mozambican Heroes, and ends on Friday.
Quero agradecer a hospitalidade, o calor e a amizade com que estão a receber-nos aqui, em #Moçambique. É, para mim, sempre um grande prazer voltar à cidade onde, em 1929, nasceu o meu pai. É como encontrar também aqui um pouco da minha própria raiz. pic.twitter.com/gUaRHgvK4Q
— António Costa (@antoniocostapm) September 1, 2022
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