Cape Verdean President José María Neves begins Thursday his first state visit to Portugal since his election, with a meeting with his Portuguese counterpart in Lisbon, announced today by the President of Cape Verde.
According to the information sent to the Lusa agency, the visit at the invitation of the President of the Portuguese Republic Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa will take place from 28 to 31 July, the head of state of Cape Verde will be accompanied by the Ministers of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration. , Rui Figueiredo Soares and the community of Jorge Santos, and the president of the National Association of Municipalities of Cape Verde, Ermenio Fernández.
“During this visit, the head of state will carry out an intensive agenda with the aim of strengthening historical, political, economic and cultural ties, as well as friendship and solidarity, which support the extensive and intensive cooperation that exists between the two countries. “, the Cape Verdean administration said in a statement.
On Thursday, President José María Neves, elected in October 2022 and Prime Minister of Cape Verde from 2001 to 2016, accompanied by First Lady Deborah Carvalho, will be received at Belen Palace by Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa in a “closed meeting”. “, after which a meeting of the delegations of the two countries will take place.
Prior to this, the President of Cape Verde will also lay a wreath at the tomb of Luis de Camões in the monastery of Jeronimos, and on the same day he will be received in the Assembly of the Republic by Parliament President Augusto Santos Silva. . Later, on Thursday, according to the president, Jose Maria Neves will receive the keys to the city of Lisbon at an official meeting of the city council.
The head of Cape Verde will also visit the headquarters of the Community of Portuguese Speaking Countries (CPLP) in Lisbon and address a message to the Standing Advisory Committee, which will meet at an extraordinary meeting.
José María Neves, along with the President of Portugal and his Sao Tome and Principe counterpart Carlos Vila Nova, speak on the 29th at the “Dialogue between Presidents” of the Euro-Africa Forum 2022, a global dialogue promoted annually by the Portuguese Diaspora Council to strengthen ties between Europe and Africa.
The program of the visit of the President of Cape Verde also includes meetings with the presidents of the Portuguese municipal councils, which are sister municipalities of Cape Verde, as well as visits to the Lisbon University Institute (ISCTE) and the University of the Algarve.
“During this state visit, the President of the Republic dedicates an important part of his agenda to his goal of bringing Cape Verde’s vast diaspora closer together. In this context, he will hold a meeting with the community in the Algarve / Lola and in Amadora. … at the celebration of Nhu Santiago, in Oeiras,” the presidential administration said in a note.
Author: Lusa
Source: CM Jornal
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