Lisbon and London return to the rhetoric of the ″oldest alliance in the world″
At the time when the United Kingdom was in the EU, António Costa said this Monday, bilateral Lisbon-London relations were a little “diluted”. But now, “consolidated” that is in Brexit, the two countries can return to the common rhetoric of the “oldest alliance in the world” – “it is the great opportunity to relaunch and reimburse this bilateral relationship”.
The government of the Portuguese government met yesterday, in London, with the head of its British counterpart, Boris Johnson, and Costa’s entire speech emphasized an idea of how Brexit can finally be reversed as something likely to be favorable to national interests. , for the possibilities it offers if they turn to countries as direct relations between the two.
“In the years we were together in the European Union, probably as bilateral relations were diluted in the collective space of the European Union. Now that Brexit is consolidated and that the covid-19 pandemic is no longer a border and a barrier to regular travel in recent years, is a great opportunity to relaunch and repay this bilateral relationship”, said Costa.
Boris, Johnson, on the other hand, asked the British archives to provide him with their original document of the Treaty Coast, to show it off. “Within a month we will celebrate the 650th anniversary of the first treaty we signed with the United Kingdom, in Tagilde, a parish in Vizela. 650 years later, it continues to be the oldest alliance in the world”, later declared the prime minister. Portuguese minister.
two heads of government signed The One”Joint statement on bilateral cooperation between Portugal and the United Kingdom” which covers the areas of foreign policy, defence, trade and investment, science and innovation and education. “This joint declaration will be fundamental to, after Brexit, relaunch the oldest alliance that exists in the world. It was one of the energies that are passing through the first designated Member States and it is perhaps the one that covers the most topics, from the areas of defense, research, investment, trade, to technologies, digital transition and renewables”, said Costa.
For example, a declaration to avoid bilateral association in trade and an agreement in the area of Defense are foreseen. Portugal and the United Kingdom will “deepen cooperation in defense matters through the conclusion of bilateral defenses and the signing of a new agreement in accordance with the signature”, the document reads.
From a political and geostrategic point of view, Portugal and the United Kingdom maintain “the commitment to collective defense through the Atlantic Alliance”. “We will deepen our cooperation.” Strengthening our joint security and defense guarantee, strengthening our joint security guarantee and strengthening our joint security.
According to a spokesman, Prime Minister Boris Johnson “thanked the Portuguese leader for his decision to support Ukraine in the face of the barbaric invasion of Russia”. The two agree that Finland and Sweden can join NATO, which they like “stronger”.