The US Secretary of State and the Portuguese Minister of Foreign Affairs spoke by phone this Tuesday. Marco Rubio thanked Portugal for its “close cooperation” in economic and defence matters. We are updating the latest information on the conflict in the Middle East here, minute by minute.
Rubio thanked Portugal for its "close cooperation" with the USA
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Paulo Rangel is a Portuguese politician from the Social Democratic Party (Partido Social Democrata or PSD) who has been a prominent voice on defence and foreign‑policy issues and has served in the European Parliament. He appears in this story because he commented publicly on the controversy over Lajes Air Base being used to refuel US planes.
AI Summary AvailableUS Secretary of State Marco Rubio praises Portuguese defense cooperationRead the synthesized summary with context and explainers
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