2021-01-02 08:05:42 GMT2021-01-02 16:05:42(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
LISBON, Jan. 2 (Xinhua) Portugal on Friday officially took over the presidency of the Council of the European Union (EU) as many countries of the club are still grappling with the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Costa said that his priorities after assuming the presidency would be the success of the vaccination against COVID-19 and the economic and social recovery of Europe. For the next six months, Portugal will be at the helm of the European Union (EU), he said on Twitter, stressing the motto of the Portuguese presidency Time to act: for a fair, green and digital recovery.
Foreign Minister calls on Portugal to recognize State of Palestine
RAMALLAH, Tuesday, December 22, 2020 (WAFA) – Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Minister Riyad Al-Malki today called on Portugal to recognize the independent State of Palestine.
Speaking in a joint press conference with his Portuguese Foreign Minister Augusto Santos Silva in Ramallah, al-Malki called on Portugal to support the two-state solution by recognizing the independent State of Palestine, with East Jerusalem as its capital.
He also called on the European country to support the Palestinian demand to start negotiations in order to reach a full partnership agreement with the European Union.
Palestine has very good relations with Portugal, a friendly state which supports the Palestinian people’s rights and the Palestinian question, said al-Malki.
Daily Maverick
SOUTHERN AFRICA and the wider international community are growing increasingly impatient as they wait for Mozambique to spell out a coherent, credible plan which others can support to help it fight an Islamic State-linked terrorist insurgency in its gas-rich northernmost province, Cabo Delgado.
The Southern African Development Community (SADC) the European Union, France, the US, Portugal and possibly others have all offered Maputo support to combat the Ansar al-Sunna Wa Jamo (ASWJ) insurgents who swear allegiance to IS and are also known as Islamic State Central Africa Province (ISCAP).
On Monday this week presidents Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa, Emmerson Mnangagwa of Zimbabwe and Mokgweetsi Masisi of Botswana, together with Tanzanian Deputy President Samia Suluhu visited Maputo for an urgent meeting with Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi to try to establish just what he wants.
Tunisia: president meets Portuguese minister December 18, 2020 at 1:02 pm | Published in: Africa, Europe & Russia, News, Portugal, Tunisia
President of Tunisia Kais Saied (C) in Sfax, Tunisia on 10 December 2020 [Houssem Zouari/Anadolu Agency] December 18, 2020 at 1:02 pm
Tunisian President Kais Saied met Portuguese Foreign Minister Augusto Santos Silva in Tunis yesterday and discussed ways to boost bilateral cooperation. Details of the meeting were posted on Twitter.
According to the Tunisian presidency office, Saied stressed the need to enhance cooperation between Tunisia and Portugal, as well as the other European Union countries.
The President also emphasised the need to recover money stolen from the Tunisian people and distributed across various states in Europe.
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