Head of US diplomacy highlights collaboration with Portugal in the area of defense
Portugal and the United States have a “valuable partnership” that covers the area of defence, the US Secretary of State said this Friday, regarding the Day of Portugal, Camões and the Portuguese Communities.
Bilateral relations encompass “vital cooperation in a range including defense, economic change and climate change challenges,” said Antony Blink.
“As free allies,” a statement from NATO, a United States Department of Long Protection protection suite, in a statement released by the US State. Washington based at Lajes, on Terceira Island, in the Azores, that the Cooperation and Defense Agreement between Portugal and the United States can be used for military operations, according to the scope of NATO.
However, as of 2015 there was a reduction both in the area of the Lajes base and in the American manpower, from 650 to 165 military personnel, a decision that also implied the release of more than 400 personnel.
Even so, “movements at the base of Lajes have increased” following Russia’s military intervention in Ukraine, Luís Andrade, a professor at the University of the Azores, said at the end of February.
The head of US diplomacy congratulated the Portuguese people on the celebration of the Day of Portugal, Camões and the Portuguese Communities, highlighting “the enriching cultural and educational exchanges between professional countries.
“The United States will always remember that Portugal was one of the first to recognize the independence of our republic”, recalled Antony Blinken.
On February 15, 1783, D. Maria from before the government of the queen of the United States, even before the government of the queen of the United States, even before the government of the United States, a treaty that, in September 1783, put an end to the British Empire War.
“Our relationship has been unshakable strong ever since, and we confirm that the friendship between two applications seeks and flourishes,” wrote Antony and Blinken.