Cape Verdean president praises the “enormous contribution of Portugal” to the country’s development – Observer
The Cape Verdean President, José Maria Neves, said this Thursday, in Lisbon, that Cape Verde is what it is thanks to the “huge contributor from Portugal”, noting that the two countries share the same values and can deepen this process even further. relationship.
José Maria Neves spoke with his Portuguese counterpart, after being received by the Portuguese President, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, at the Belém Palace, as part of the first State visit that began today.
For the Cape Verdean head of state, relations between the two countries “are excellent and go beyond the data recorded during” which are usually presented at summits or meetings.
And: “There are many intangible aspects added to this cooperation that must be considered”.
We share the same values of democracy, freedom, humanism, respect for human rights, the idea of good governance,” he said.
In this regard, it is mentioned that good governance is oil” in view of the fact that this archipelago does not have “other traditional natural resources”.
We also have a strong institutional convergence with Portugal and all these elements help Cape Verde to assert itself in the international network and also to develop”, he added.
José Maria Neves, who took office in November last year, praised the Cape Verdean community in Portugal, one of the largest in Cape Verde.
The relations between Cape Verdeans and Portuguese are very strong, historical relationships, of consanguinity”, as in the United States, where there is a strong presence of Cape Verdean and Portuguese emigrants.
For José Maria Neves, the diaspora contributor is not limited to financial remittances, but also “spiritual”.
Cape Verde is what it is today thanks to the enormous contribution of the diaspora, particularly the Cape Verdean diaspora in Portugal, which has sent ideas and participated in the formulation of public policies in Cape Verde”, he said.
Stressing the level of cooperation in areas such as finance, education or health, he said he hoped that this visit could open “new paths and new strategies”.
On the agenda of José Marias is also a meeting with the President of the Assembly of the Republic, Augusto Santos Silva, a trip to the Lisbon City Council, where he will receive as Chaves da Cidade and a visit to the Community of Portuguese Speaking Countries (CPLP), in Lisbon.
On Friday, homologous, edition edition, with the Portuguese President, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, Marcelo Rebelo from São Tomé and Príncipe Nova, participating in the “Di homologous between Presidents”, in the 2022 of the EurAfrica Forum, a global dialogue promoted annually by the Portuguese Diaspora Council to strengthen ties between Europe and Africa.