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Portugal has formalised a Memorandum of Understanding with Gulf nations to enhance strategic cooperation and establish a framework for regular diplomatic consultations.
Socialist Party leader José Luís Carneiro announced that Venezuelan authorities have expressed willingness to closely address the cases of four detained Luso-Venezuelan citizens following diplomatic discussions.
Prime Minister Luís Montenegro sent his best wishes for a speedy recovery to Pope Leo XIV following his recent surgery, highlighting the world's need for the Pontiff's wisdom. The Vatican confirmed the Pope is recovering normally after an operation to remove a malignant lung tumor, while President António José Seguro also expressed his concern and hopes for the Pope's health ahead of a planned visit to Portugal in 2027.
President of the Republic António José Seguro reports on how his meeting with Pope Leo XIV went.
President of the Republic António José Seguro renewed the invitation to Pope Leo XIV to visit Portugal next year. He says it would be important to convey a message of peace to the world from Lisbon.
The Portuguese president and the Pope met for about 45 minutes and discussed global conflicts, artificial intelligence, and the possibility of a visit by Leo XIV to Portugal next year.
The President of the Republic has extended a new invitation for the Pope to visit Portugal.
During his first official visit to the Vatican, António José Seguro met this Thursday with Pope Leo XIV, to whom he conveyed the friendship of the Portuguese people and renewed the invitation for a visit to Portugal in 2027. After the audience, which took place in the Pope's private library, Seguro also visited the Sistine Chapel and St. Peter's Basilica.
After the meeting with Pope Leo XIV, which lasted about 40 minutes, there was a session extended to the Portuguese head of state's delegation, featuring the customary exchange of gifts.
The President of the Republic, António José Seguro, was received this morning by Pope Leo XIV during his first official visit to the Vatican.
The Timorese President spoke at the UN General Assembly and asked the US leader to be “bold” and “visionary” in combating nuclear proliferation.
The President of the Republic will be received on Thursday in an audience by Pope Leo XIV, where he will argue that it is necessary for “the weapons to fall silent”. He hopes to receive a response to the invitation he extended for the Supreme Pontiff to visit Portugal in 2027.
During his visit to the Vatican, Seguro expresses his hope that Pope Leo XIV will accept an invitation to travel to Portugal.
In addition to the audience with Pope Leo XIV on Thursday, the Portuguese Head of State will take the opportunity to engage in diplomacy and inaugurate the sculpture 'Encontro' by Álvaro Siza Vieira.
Angela Merkel's visit to Lisbon to chair the jury for the Gulbenkian Prize for Humanity allowed for an audience with the President of the Republic.
The President of the Republic, António José Seguro, will travel to Rome on Wednesday for an official visit to the Vatican, where he will be received by Pope Leo XIV on Thursday morning. The audience is scheduled for 09:00 local time. According to a statement from the Presidency, the head of state will also meet with Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher, Secretary for Relations with States and International Organizations. Following the meetings, the President will visit the Sistine Chapel and St. Peter's Basilica, and inaugurate the sculpture 'Encontro' by Álvaro Siza Vieira in the Vatican Gardens. In May, Seguro formally invited the Pope to visit Portugal in 2027 to mark the 110th anniversary of the Fatima apparitions and the 500th anniversary of the apostolic nunciature in Portugal.
The decision by composer César Viana comes after a meeting between the Mayor of Guimarães and Israeli Ambassador Oren Rozenblat.
Raimundo Carreiro attended the celebration of PÚBLICO Brasil's second anniversary, which focused on the agreement between Mercosur and the European Union, at the Casa da América Latina in Lisbon.
The President of the Republic formally invited the Pope to visit Portugal in 2027, linking Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa's intention to a month before leaving office.
The former Portuguese prime minister remembered “the thousands of lives lost and all the people whose lives were forever changed” by the attacks.
Otacílio Soares discusses the development and stability of diplomatic ties between the two nations.
FUNCEX participates in the Brazilian Independence Day event in Lisbon, highlighting Portugal's strategic role as a hub for European and CPLP markets.
The Brazilian diplomatic mission in Lisbon hosted an event to commemorate the 204th anniversary of Brazil's independence, highlighting the strong bilateral ties between the two nations.
In a speech at the Brazilian Embassy in Lisbon, Ambassador Raimundo Carreiro highlighted the presence of the Brazilian community in Portugal, diplomacy, the union between the peoples, and the October elections.
The Secretary-General of the PCP, Paulo Raimundo, demanded today that the Government use its diplomatic capacity to help lift the “criminal blockade” imposed by the United States of America on Cuba.
The Russian Embassy in Portugal indicates that the closure of the Russian House in Lisbon occurred following the “deterioration of bilateral relations”. The closure comes in the context of increasing European scrutiny over structures accused of promoting Kremlin influence and propaganda.
After four years as Chile's Ambassador to Portugal, the outgoing diplomat reflects on her tenure, the shared values between the two nations, and the profound personal and professional impact of her time in Lisbon.
