Presidencies of Portugal and Cape Verde will cooperate in areas of operation – Observer
The Presidencies of the Republic of Portugal and Cape Verde will cooperate in operating areas managed by the Civil Houses and by the General Secretariats, according to a protocol signed this Saturday, December 10, in the city of Mindelo. The cooperation protocol was signed by the Presidents of the Republic of Portugal, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, his Cape Verdean counterpart, José Maria Neves, the head of the Portuguese Civil House, Fernando Frutuoso de Melo, and the head of the Cape Verdean Civil House , Jorge Tolentino, as part of the visit that the Portuguese head of state is working on in the African country.
The document foresees the possibility of collaboration in the areas of operation of the two Presidencies, namely in those managed by the Civil Houses and by the General Secretariats.
“It covers things like the service of honorary orders, the protocol service, documentation service, preparation of legal diplomas”, explained Fernando Frutuoso de Melo, in statements to the press, for whom the two institutions will also be able to exchange experiences and knowledge, enrich themselves and “work better”.
He also said that it is a way to bring the two Presidencies closer together, in what is the second protocol signed between the two institutions, after another one signed three years ago, but “not much could be done” because of the Covid pandemic. -19.
Cape Verdean President José Maria Neves added that the agreement will allow two institutions to develop actions in the areas of training and organization of advisory services.
“It is a cooperation agreement that will involve the staff of the two presidencies, Portuguese and Cape Verdean”, stressed Neves, also considering that the visit of Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa will strengthen the relations of friendship and cooperation between the two countries.
This Saturday, the Portuguese head of state completed the second of a three-day visit to Cape Verde, in which the highlight was participation in the Doctorate ceremony honorary cause posthumously awarded to Amílcar Cabral, awarded by the University of Mindelo.
He was also in the city of Mindelo, where he watched the match between Portugal and Morocco (0-1) in the quarter-finals of the football world cup, visited an exhibition of photographs on the life and work of Amílcar Cabral and took down a plaque alluding to Air crossing of the South Atlantic.
Also on Saturday night, he will attend a special theater session “A Peste Branca” / Essay on Lucidity”, at the Cultural Center of Mindelo, before departing from Lisbon on Sunday afternoon.