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The Minister of Foreign Affairs once again justifies the American use of Lajes Air Base for attacks on Iran. Additionally, Trump says he will prioritise negotiations via telephone calls.
Miguel Baumgartner, a commentator for CNN Portugal, argues that today, Europe lacks political weight and, even more so, the military capacity to impose anything.
Héctor Ferreira Domingues had been detained for over four and a half years, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs reveals.
Portugal’s Foreign Minister, Paulo Rangel, on Wednesday urged all parties to uphold the ceasefire in the conflict with Iran and called on Israel to stop attacks in Lebanon. “Great discipline The post Portugal urges respect for Iran ceasefire, calls for halt to Lebanon attacks appeared first on Portugal Resident.
Announcement made by the Minister of Foreign Affairs. The Luso-Belgian citizen was being held in the Central African Republic. Also in this edition, Montenegro's response to Seguro's criticisms.
The Minister of Foreign Affairs states that the humanitarian worker was released thanks to “long diplomatic efforts.”
The Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs announced Portugal's integration into the special tribunal for war crimes in Ukraine. Paulo Rangel acknowledges an “important development.”
Pedro Silva Pereira, former Vice-President of the European Parliament, and Nuno Sampaio, former Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, examine European positions in response to ongoing conflicts, with reference to the major “absences”.
The President of the European Council argues that, despite the future need for dialogue regarding security and peace in Ukraine, the priority now is to maintain economic pressure on Moscow and support Kyiv, without disrupting current US diplomatic initiatives.
The President of the European Council stresses that dialogue will not happen immediately and will not be related to energy supply.
The President of the European Council argues that, “in the future”, the European Union (EU) will have to “engage in dialogue with Russia” for peace in Ukraine, but stresses that this will not happen yet and will not be related to energy supplies.
The third and, for now, final repatriation flight, organised by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, arrived today.
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Paulo Rangel, argues that Portugal's accession to the then EEC marked “the great turning point” for the country, consolidating democracy, accelerating economic development and strengthening its links abroad. Four decades after joining the European Union, the Portuguese diplomat believes it “changed everything” about Portugal's reality.
The Minister of State and Foreign Affairs, Paulo Rangel, confirmed on Tuesday that Portugal is on the list of invitees to join the 'Peace Council' (Board of Peace, in English) announced by Donald Trump last week. At the very start of a procedural hearing before the Foreign Affairs and Portuguese Communities Committee in Parliament, Rangel ...
Rangel regards the arrest of the PAIGC leader and the amendment to Guinea-Bissau's Constitution as “quite serious”, with Portugal having suspended military aid to the country while maintaining its assistance to the population.
The CPLP's executive secretary said today in Lisbon that the Lusophone organisation continues to monitor the situation in Guinea-Bissau and that international action in the country is not limited to ECOWAS.
The Portuguese Foreign Minister warned the European Union (EU) today that forgetting the outermost regions, such as Madeira and the Azores, 'will have a price in the future', attributing the tensions over Greenland to the 'lesser attention' paid to that autonomous Danish territory.
Portugal summoned the Iranian ambassador to condemn the violent crackdown on demonstrations against the regime in that country and is open to strengthening European sanctions, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced today.
Reactions follow the US announcement of attacks on Venezuela and the capture of the Venezuelan president and his wife.
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