Rubio highlighted the continued strength of bilateral ties between the US and Portugal.
Marco Rubio thanks Paulo Rangel for "economic and defence cooperation" during phone call
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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.
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