The US Secretary of State thanked Portugal for the “close economic and defensive cooperation” between Lisbon and Washington. Rangel and Rubio also discussed “transatlantic security”.
Rubio praises Portugal in phone call with Rangel
Tuesday, 31 March 2026RSS
Context & Explainers
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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