PS president defends Portugal’s support for Cape Verde
“DFrom the point of view of the Socialist Party, the stimulus is for the Portuguese Government to strengthen and deepen this cooperation”, said the leader of the Socialists, questioned by Lusa at the Presidential Palace, in Praia, after Carlos César’s visit to the Cape Verdean State -Verdian, José Maria Neves.
I think that Portugal has already taken decisions within the scope of Cape Verde’s public sphere, namely, that this view of priority relations allows us to deepen and go beyond. “, she added.
The Cape Verdean government referred to Ukraine’s appeal for international support, estimating an impact of 40 million euros and 40 million euros of impact to contain the escalation of war.
“disastrous scenario. It is a very dramatic scenario together, but all ministers can be a deputy prime financer to solve it”, said the finance minister, the finance minister, the accredited finance minister, the finance minister, The diplomat, when presenting to the diplomat in the situation the diplomatic situation for 2022, after the consequences of the war in Ukraine, namely the need for state intervention for energy prices and stabilization.
Cape Verde does not have the capacity to refine and import all the petroleum products it needs – around 80% of its electricity production is powered by a diesel or fuel oil plant -, as well as 80% of its food, due to the drought that the archipelago is experiencing. for over three years.
Portugal is one of several countries that provides support to Cabo Verde, among other concessions for the service of Cabo Verdean debt, in 2020 and 2021, due to the consequences of the covid-19 pandemic.
Carlos César, who today began a three-day visit to Praia, where he participates in the African Party for the Independence of Cape Verde (PAICV, opposition since 2016), said that the two countries strengthen relations and “consolidate the areas in which this bilateral cooperation can and should be deepened”.
“We have almost 40,000 Cape Verdeans in Portugal, many Portuguese here in Cape Verde and, therefore, beyond our common past history, so that the relationship between Cape Verde and Portugal is always a preferential relationship”, he said.
He said that Portugal has “obligations” and that the prime minister, António Costa, “has also developed and intensified this cooperation” with Cape Verde.
“Democracy to build over the centuries, still brothers who will live over the centuries, today your desire to build the fairest and most prosperous societies in Democracy, today, democracy, this very in Democracy, democracy, over the centuries, still who will live in Cape Verde one that marks the prestige that Cape Verde has today on the external plane”, said Carlos César, after the meeting with José Maria Neves.
“Being cooperating countries or international in general, they recognize that Cape Verde is a country with a healthy democratic life and with high probabilities of improving its economic and social condition”, he added.
José Maria Neves was elected President of the Republic of Cape Verde last October, after having appointed the post of Prime Minister in 2001 by the PAICV.
“I had great personal satisfaction in this meeting as it was an opportunity to congratulate the President of the Republic on his recent election. I worked with him when he was prime minister for many years, deepening this relationship between Cape Verde and Portugal”, recalled Carlos César.
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